Woodstock North is 2-8 against Richmond-Burton since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Woodstock North Thunder will look to defend their home field against the Richmond-Burton Rockets at 4:30 p.m.
Last Saturday, Woodstock North came up short against Sycamore and fell 8-5. That's two games in a row now that Woodstock North has lost by exactly three runs.
Meanwhile, Richmond-Burton came tearing into Wednesday's contest with eight straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.6 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They were the clear victor by a 12-5 margin over the Skyhawks. Richmond-Burton might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won four games by six runs or more this season.
Hailey Holtz and Madison Kunzer made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Holtz struck out nine batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Meanwhile, Kunzer struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits. Holtz has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in nine consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Holtz scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4, while Kunzer got on base in four of her five plate appearances with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Jocelyn Hird and Gabby Hird did most of the damage at the plate: Hird scored a run and stole a base while going 4-for-4, while Hird scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. Rebecca Lanz was another key contributor, going 1-for-5 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Woodstock North now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Richmond-Burton, their victory bumped their record up to 10-1.
Woodstock North skirted past Richmond-Burton 7-6 in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Does Woodstock North have another victory up their sleeve, or will Richmond-Burton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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