The Richland Rams will be playing at home against the Huntingdon Bearcats at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Richland is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Last Tuesday, Richland was able to grind out a solid win over Bishop McCort, taking the game 9-4. Nine seems to be a good number for Richland as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Ethan Janidlo made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 14 batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Janidlo was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-3. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Luke Raho, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
While Huntingdon couldn't quite beat Philipsburg-Osceola on Wednesday, the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the eight-point defeat they were dealt on Saturday. Huntingdon fell just short of Philipsburg-Osceola by a score of 3-1. Huntingdon has struggled against Philipsburg-Osceola recently, as their game on Wednesday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Huntingdon saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryder Sheffield, who went 1-for-3 with a triple.
Richland pushed their record up to 5-0 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Huntingdon, their loss dropped their record down to 3-3.
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