There's no place like home for Richland, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They walked away with a 7-2 victory over the Plato Eagles on Thursday. The Rebels haven't had any issues with the Eagles recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Easton Payne made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Richland is 5-1 when Payne posts two or more runs, but 5-10 otherwise.
Aden Pallai
| 05/14/26 vs Plato | 2 |
| 05/12/26 @ Stoutland | 1 |
| 04/30/26 vs Niangua | 1 |
| 04/20/26 vs Eugene | 1 |
| 03/30/26 vs Steelville | 1 |
In other batting news, Aden Pallai was excellent, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Joe Miller, who earned one run and three stolen bases.
Richland's victory bumped their record up to 10-11. As for Plato, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 12 of their last 13 matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-16 record this season.
As of now, neither Richland nor Plato have any future games scheduled.
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