Rangers
| 03/18/25 @ McComb | 11 |
| 03/07/25 @ Raymond | 10 |
| 03/08/25 vs Pelahatchie | 9 |
| 03/12/25 vs Benton Academy | 7 |
| 03/01/25 vs Pisgah | 6 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Richland). They came out on top against the McComb Tigers by a score of 11-6 on Tuesday. The Rangers have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Tigers, too.
Tucker Evans and Christopher Bobbitt were a major factor no matter where they played. On the mound, Evans struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits (and only one walk). Meanwhile, Bobbitt tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive appearances. At the plate, Evans got on base in two of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases, while Bobbitt scored two runs and stole Two bases. while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Bobbitt is becoming a predictor of Richland's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 0-6 when he doesn't).
In other batting news, Bryce Shows was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing Five bases. while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Richland is undefeated when Shows posts two or more runs, but 1-6 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Tanner Coleman, who scored two runs and stole Two bases. while going 2-for-4.
The win made it two in a row for Richland and bumps their season record up to 4-6. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to strikeouts: they averaged an imposing nine strikeouts in those games compared to only four in the others. As for McComb, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-4.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Richland will venture away from home to square off against Lawrence County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Richland is facing Lawrence County at the right time seeing as Lawrence County is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for McComb, they are taking a road trip to take on Raymond at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. McComb has given up an average of 16.2 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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