The St. Anthony Bulldogs will face off against the Richland County Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Anthony is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.
St. Anthony's tournament run continued when they took on Charleston on Saturday. St. Anthony lost 9-1 to Charleston.
Julia Schultz made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in doubles (two). Ava Walton also deserves some recognition as she hit her first double of the season.
Meanwhile, Richland County got the win against Benton on Wednesday by a conclusive 21-9. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tigers.
Taylor Bloomer and Kaiya Seessengood made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Bloomer pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Seessengood tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. That one hit allowed gave Bloomer a new career-low. At bat, Bloomer went 3-for-5 with three runs, four RBI, and one double, while Seessengood scored four runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Richland County let Miranda Dowty and Kaitlin Kocher run wild. Dowty scored two runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4, while Kocher scored three runs while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Nora Stevens, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
Richland County hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Benton struck out seven times.
Richland County's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for St. Anthony, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
Everything went St. Anthony's way against Richland County in their previous meeting back in March of 2024, as St. Anthony made off with a 16-3 win. Does St. Anthony have another victory up their sleeve, or will Richland County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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