Richlands waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They never let the Midway Raiders get on the board and left with a 3-0 victory. This was a revenge game for the Wildcats: when they faced off against the Raiders last Tuesday, they had to take a 2-0 defeat.
Makenzie Goin
| 03/27/25 vs Midway | 16 |
| 03/25/25 @ Dixon | 8 |
| 03/21/25 @ Swansboro | 9 |
| 03/19/25 @ East Duplin | 3 |
| 03/18/25 @ Midway | 15 |
| + 7 more games |
Not much got past Makenzie Goin, who gave up just two hits and racked up 16 Ks to keep Midway off the board. That's the most strikeouts Goin has posted since back in February.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on LeNayah Jackson, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Dakota Davis also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen base of the season.
Richlands hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Midway struck out 16 times.
Richlands pushed their record up to 10-4 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.0 runs on average over those games. As for Midway, with the loss, they broke their six-game winning streak and moved their record to 6-2.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Richlands will head out to challenge White Oak at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Richlands' pitchers better be ready for this one: White Oak has averaged an impressive 6.7 runs per game this season. As for Midway, they are taking a road trip to take on Clinton at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Clinton has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 11.38 runs per game on average), something Midway will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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