The Harding Skippers will head out to square off against the Richmond Heights Spartans at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Neither Harding nor Richmond Heights posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Pymatuning Valley hit Harding with a five-run first inning on Wednesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Skippers fell 7-2 to the Lakers. The Skippers haven't had much luck with the Lakers recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.
Harding saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Wyatt Slavkovsky, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Richmond Heights fell victim to Harding and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They lost 30-0 to the Skippers. The matchup marked the first time this season in which the Spartans were not able to get on the board.
Harding's loss dropped their record down to 2-10. As for Richmond Heights, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-5.
Everything went Harding's way against Richmond Heights when the teams last played on Tuesday, as Harding made off with a 30-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Skippers since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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