Richmond dropped their record down to 17-5 on Tuesday, which also ended the team's 14-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season. They took a 6-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the North Branch Broncos. Having soared to a lofty 14 runs in the game before, the Blue Devils couldn't push the score so high this time.
As for North Branch, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-3-1 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games.
For North Branch's part, Owen Yens spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on four hits and racked up ten Ks. The Broncos are undefeated when Yens posts eight or more strikeouts, but 2-3-1 otherwise.
At the plate, North Branch's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Drake Dorner, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
While Richmond had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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