The Richland County Tigers will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Lawrenceville Indians at 4:30 p.m. Richland County is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last three games.
On Wednesday, it was close, but Richland County sidestepped Robinson for a 5-4 victory.
Jacob Beard made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Beard was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Matthew Wenger, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Lawrenceville fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Newton on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 4-2. Lawrenceville has not had much luck with Newton recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Lawrenceville saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emery Ivers, who went 1-for-4 with a triple and two RBI. Ivers has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
The win got Richland County back to even at 10-10. As for Lawrenceville, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-10-1.
Richland County came up short against Lawrenceville in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, falling 6-2. Can Richland County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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