The Richard Pioneers will head out on the road to take on the Riverview Pirates at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Richard is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 12 runs on Friday, they were much more limited against Lutheran North on Saturday. They came up short against the Mustangs, falling 6-0. The Pioneers have struggled against the Mustangs recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive lost meeting.
Meanwhile, Riverview fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against St. Mary Catholic Central on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Falcons/Kestrels by a score of 6-5. The Pirates' loss continues a trend for the squad, making it five in a row.
Carson Rice was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and one double.
Richard's defeat dropped their record down to 2-14-1. As for Riverview, their loss dropped their record down to 7-23.
Richard suffered a grim 16-2 defeat to Riverview in their previous meeting on Thursday. Can the Pioneers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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