The Richmond Red Devils will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Centerville Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Richmond will bounce into Thursday's match after beating Pendleton Heights, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Richmond came out on top against Pendleton Heights by a score of 5-2 on Monday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Richmond.
Casey Blevins spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on seven hits and racked up six Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Richmond's win was truly a team effort as two different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Weston Jones, who went 1-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI. Jones has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Centerville, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They never let Union County onto the board and left with a 2-0 victory on Wednesday.
Union County's batters probably weren't too happy with Edward Parker, who pitched a no hitter and racked up 12 Ks (he gave up two walks).
Richmond's win bumped their record up to 13-5. As for Centerville, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. Richmond has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.1 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Centerville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.1. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Richmond skirted past Centerville 5-4 in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Will Richmond repeat their success, or does Centerville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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