Richwood scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Monday. Everything went their way against the Webster County Highlanders as the Richwood Lumberjacks made off with a 20-4 win. With that victory, Richwood brought their scoring average up to 7.3 runs per game.
Trae Trivolette made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out 16 batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits (and only one walk). Trivolette was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances.
In other batting news, Dakota Sizemore and Jaden Jantuah did most of the damage at the plate: Sizemore scored six runs and stole four bases while going 5-for-5, while Jantuah got on base in five of his six plate appearances with three stolen bases, five RBI, and three runs. Sizemore has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played. Jayden Hamon was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Richwood's win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-4. As for Webster County, they are on a 15-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-2.
Richwood will be playing at home against Paden City at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Richwood will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last. As for Webster County, they will head out on the road to square off against Gilmer County at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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