After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Seminary, Richton was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Laurel HomeSchool Knighthawks by a score of 17-14. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Rebels considering their two-run performance the matchup before.
Wyatt Cochran made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-5 with two runs and one RBI. He has become a key player for Richton: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 2-4 otherwise.
Tuck Fulmer
| 03/03/26 @ Laurel HomeSchool | 3 |
| 02/17/26 vs Laurel HomeSchool | 2 |
| 02/18/25 @ Lumberton | 2 |
| 02/20/26 @ Jackson | 1 |
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In other batting news, Richton got a massive performance out of Tuck Fulmer, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with three stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Those three stolen bases gave Fulmer a new career-high. Brock Pearson also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.
Richton kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 16 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
The win got Richton back to even at 5-5. As for Laurel HomeSchool, they are on a four-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
Coming up, Richton will welcome South Choctaw Academy at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Richton's pitchers better be ready for this one: South Choctaw Academy has averaged an impressive 6.8 runs per game this season. As for Laurel HomeSchool, they will head out to challenge Jackson HomeSchool at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Knighthawks' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Victors have averaged an impressive 9.2 runs per game this season.
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