The Richland County Tigers will head out on the road to challenge the Marion Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Richland County is coming into the matchup on a four-game losing streak.
It was a proper cat-fight when Richland County challenged Salem on Thursday. The Tigers lost 13-5 to the Wildcats.
Gavin Root made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with three RBI and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Cooper Hires, who went 3-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Marion, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Centralia on Thursday, sneaking past 3-2. The Wildcats haven't had any issues with the Orphans recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
Richland County's defeat dropped their record down to 10-16. As for Marion, their win bumped their record up to 20-8.
Richland County might still be hurting after the 14-0 loss they got from Marion in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Can the Tigers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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