On Wednesday, New Richmond faced Western Brown in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The New Richmond Lions came out on top against the Western Brown Broncos by a score of 10-6. The victory was familiar territory for New Richmond who now have five in a row.
Morgan Catron and Molly Schuster did most of the damage at the plate: Catron scored two runs while going 2-for-4, while Schuster scored a run while going 2-for-4. Maddie Steelman was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 1-for-3.
New Richmond pushed their record up to 16-2 with that win, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Western Brown, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-5.
New Richmond will head out on the road to take on Williamsburg at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Williamsburg: 2.9, New Richmond: 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Western Brown, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Mason County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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