The Richlands Blue Tornado will head out on the road to face off against the Graham G-Men at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Richlands is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 12 runs last Monday, they were much more limited against Fort Chiswell on Wednesday. They fell victim to a tough 9-2 defeat at the hands of the Pioneers.
Meanwhile, while it was Graham who put the first points on the board on Thursday, it was Tazewell who put up more. Graham fell just short of Tazewell by a score of 10-9. Graham has struggled against Tazewell recently, as their matchup on Thursday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Aidan Miller made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Cooper Hale, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Richlands' record is now 3-2. As for Graham, their record is now 3-5-1.
Richlands came up short against Graham in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, falling 7-4. Can Richlands avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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