Lumberton is 2-8 against Richton since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Lumberton Panthers will head out on the road to take on the Richton Rebels at 5:00 p.m. Lumberton is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
Last Tuesday, Lumberton fell victim to a rough 11-5 defeat at the hands of Enterprise. Lumberton has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Lumberton saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaden Smith, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Smith has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Another player making a difference was Wootie Abercrombie, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Richton had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10 runs), and they went ahead and made it seven on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Bulldogs and snuck past 4-3.
Tyler Pierce made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits. Pierce was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Lumberton's loss dropped their record down to 5-10-1. As for Richton, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Lumberton has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Richton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.6. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Lumberton might still be hurting after the 15-5 defeat they got from Richton when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Lumberton, Seth Mills (who scored four runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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