After soaring to ten runs the game before, Oblong was a bit more limited in their match on Saturday. They lost 14-1 to the Richland County Tigers. The loss continues a trend for Oblong in their matchups with Richland County: they've now lost eight in a row.
Oblong saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jorie Weber, who went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
On Richland County's side, Kaiya Seessengood made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Seessengood was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 3-for-4.
In other pitching news, Marissa Mclaren looked comfortable as she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Rylee Bloomer, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Kennedy Knox was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
Oblong's defeat dropped their record down to 5-14-1. As for Richland County, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-10.
Oblong does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Richland County, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Effingham at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Richland County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.
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