Richland hasn't had much luck against Vienna recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Richland Bears will venture away from home to face off against the Vienna Eagles at 5:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with four losses in a row, Richland finally turned things around against Macks Creek on Tuesday. They won by a run and slipped past the Pirates 7-6.
Meanwhile, Vienna had already won ten in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.8 runs) and they went ahead and made it 11 on Monday. Everything went their way against the Lions as they made off with a 17-2 win. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine games by seven runs or more this season.
Richland's victory bumped their record up to 5-7. As for Vienna, they pushed their record up to 13-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Richland suffered a grim 16-1 defeat to Vienna in their previous matchup back in October of 2019. Can Richland avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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