In what's become a running theme this season, Richfield gave their fans yet another huge win on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the St. Paul Central Minutemen as the Richfield Spartans made off with a 12-2 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Richfield considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Olivia Tomlinson made a splash while hitting and pitching. She pitched five innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Tomlinson was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Audrey Olson, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Lexi Nickell, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4.
Richfield's win bumped their record up to 12-8. As for St. Paul Central, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-8.
Richfield will head out on the road to take on Edina at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Richfield is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses. St. Paul Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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