Midland Trail won the last time they faced Richwood, and things went their way on Saturday too. The Midland Trail Patriots came out on top in a nail-biter against the Richwood Lumberjacks and snuck past 9-8. With that victory, Midland Trail brought their scoring average up to 6.1 runs per game.
The team relied heavily on Thad Brown, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Jamison Swafford, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
On Richwood's side, Trae Trivolette was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he struck out 13 batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Trivolette was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, Dakota Sizemore made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played. Landen Hamon was another key contributor, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Even though they lost, Richwood didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Midland Trail only tossed eight.
Midland Trail is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-16-1 record this season. As for Richwood, they dropped their record down to 10-16 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road.
As of now, neither Midland Trail nor Richwood have any future games scheduled.
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