The New Richmond Lions will head out to square off against the Walnut Hills Eagles at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. New Richmond will be strutting in after a victory while Walnut Hills will be coming in after a defeat.
New Richmond proved they can win big on Thursday (they won by 13) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Cincinnati Christian 10-9. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Lions have posted since April 17th.
Little Miami hit Walnut Hills with a four-run seventh inning on Wednesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Eagles lost 7-0 to the Panthers. The Eagles' loss continues a trend for the squad, making it three in a row.
Walnut Hills saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Johnny Ayers, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base.
New Richmond's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-14. As for Walnut Hills, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-13.
New Richmond took their victory against Walnut Hills in their previous meeting back in April of 2019 by a conclusive 14-7 score. Do the Lions have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Eagles turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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