It was a good run, but Richardson unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of the Nimitz Vikings by a score of 3-2. Richardson was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Nimitz apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played last Tuesday.
Richardson saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tristan Nieman, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Max Hayes, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Richardson's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-9. As for Nimitz, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-4-1.
Richardson will be playing in front of their home fans against MacArthur at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (MacArthur: 2.8, Richardson: 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Nimitz, they will head out on the road to face off against Pearce at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Nimitz's pitching crew has only allowed 2.4 runs per game this season, so Pearce's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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