Richmond extended their losing streak (dating back to last season) to 11 on Thursday, dropping them down to 0-10. They came up short against the Northeastern Knights, falling 16-0. The Red Devils were not able to make up for their defeat to the Knights from their previous meeting back in April of 2025.
As for Northeastern, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 7-1. Considering they have won five matchups by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
For Northeastern's part, Jocelyn Allen and Makayla Hopkins were major factors while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Allen tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Hopkins didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out six over four innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run any time she's pitched this season. At the plate, Allen went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI, while Hopkins went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, two stolen bases, and three runs. The dominant performance also gave Hopkins a new career-high in RBI (three).
In other batting news, Northeastern let Fiona Breitenbach and Addisyn Wright run wild. Breitenbach went a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, three doubles, and two runs, while Wright went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. That's the most stolen bases Wright has posted since back in May of 2025. Alyia Diamond also deserves some recognition as she got her first hits of the season.
Coming up, Richmond is taking a road trip to challenge Muncie Central at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Bearcats have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 15.09 runs per game on average), something the Red Devils will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Northeastern, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 9-2 win against New Castle on the 2nd.
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