The Richmond Raiders will take on the Union Pines Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Richmond has three straight wins, Union Pines has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Richmond is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Hoke County a 10-0 shutout on Friday. The Raiders not only won on Friday, but they posted their biggest win since April 29, 2024.
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Caden Nolan was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one RBI.
In other batting news, Evan Hodges was incredible, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Jabari Douglas, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Richmond always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .625. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Union Pines didn't have quite enough to beat Scotland on Friday and fell 7-6. That's two games in a row now that the Vikings have lost by just one run.
Brodie Lyczkowski was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Union Pines' loss dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Richmond, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
Everything went Richmond's way against Union Pines in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, as Richmond made off with a 10-0 victory. Will Richmond repeat their success, or does Union Pines has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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