Richardson owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Thursday. They had just enough and edged out the Creekview Mustangs 1-0. That's two games straight that the Eagles have won by just one run.
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Marcus Bond made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Richardson is 2-1 when he allows at most two earned runs, but 2-3-1 otherwise. Bond was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one double. That double was his first of the season.
In other pitching news, Sam Mitchell looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single earned run any time he's pitched this season.
Bond wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Cason Cage, who went 1-for-4 with one RBI. Michael Thrailkill also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
The victory got Richardson back to even at 4-4-1. As for Creekview, their loss dropped their record down to 5-4-2.
Richardson will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Irving at 7:00 p.m. on the 17th. As for Creekview, they will be taking part in a tournament against North Garland at 2:30 p.m. on Friday.
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