The Richmond Hill Wildcats will head out to square off against the Bishop Kenny Crusaders at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Richmond Hill has seven straight victories, Bishop Kenny has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Richmond Hill gave up the first runs on Wednesday, but they didn't let that get them down. They walked away with an 8-5 win over St. Johns Country Day.
Meanwhile, Bishop Kenny didn't have quite enough to beat Columbia on Tuesday and fell 4-3.
Bishop Kenny got a good showing from Aidan Maris, who didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over four innings pitched. Maris has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than two walks in 13 consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Bishop Kenny saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Riley Quevedo, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Caleb Pasko also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Richmond Hill's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-7. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.8 runs over those games. As for Bishop Kenny, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-16.
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