The Leopold Wildcats will square off against the Richland Rebels at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
Leopold is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Scott City just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Tuesday. They came up short against the Rams, falling 16-0.
Meanwhile, while Richland put up some runs on Tuesday, the same can't be said for Plato. The Rebels put the hurt on the Eagles with a sharp 10-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Rebels, who have now won five games by eight runs or more so far this season.
Aden Pallai made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. Pallai was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with two runs, two RBI, and one double. He has become a key player for Richland: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 4-5 otherwise.
In other batting news, Richland let Joe Miller and Mason Alexander run wild. Miller went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI, while Alexander went 3-for-4 with three RBI and one double. Another player making a difference was Sawyer Sherrer, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Richland was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .522. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Richland's victory bumped their record up to 7-5. As for Leopold, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-5.
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