The New Richmond Lions are taking a road trip to take on the Batavia Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. New Richmond's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Batavia's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
New Richmond had taken Goshen down for two straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end on Tuesday. The Lions fell just short of the Warriors by a score of 6-5. The Lions have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
New Richmond saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alex Uhlenbrock, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, it may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Batavia ultimately got the result they hoped for on Monday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Clinton-Massie, sneaking past 10-9. The Bulldogs' victory was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.
The team relied heavily on Max Mehlman, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 4-for-4. Those four hits gave him a new career-high. Mason Patrick also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.
Batavia pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.7 runs over those games. As for New Richmond, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
New Richmond skirted past Batavia 7-6 in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Will the Lions repeat their success, or do the Bulldogs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
