For the second straight game, Rice Consolidated will face off against Industrial. The Raiders will be playing at home against the Cobras at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Rice Consolidated's hitters haven't had much luck over their past five matchups, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Rice Consolidated came into this matchup off a tough eight-run defeat on Saturday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Industrial by a score of 2-0 on Tuesday.
For Industrial's part, Nic Kuchler was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Sam Kurtz, who went 1-for-2 with one double and one RBI.
Industrial has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Rice Consolidated, their loss dropped their record down to 9-11.
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