The Altamont Indians will venture away from home to take on the Richland County Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Thursday just wasn't the day for Altamont's offense. They fell just short of Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City by a score of 1-0 on Thursday. The game marked the first time this year in which the Indians were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, Richland County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 1-0 heartbreaker at the hands of Robinson.
Richland County's loss dropped their record down to 7-11. As for Altamont, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-4.
Altamont took their victory against Richland County in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 10-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Indians since the team 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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