The Lawrenceville Indians will head out on the road to square off against the Richland County Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Lawrenceville's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Richland County's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Lawrenceville is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Newton just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 4-2. Lawrenceville has not had much luck with Newton recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Lawrenceville saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emery Ivers, who went 1-for-4 with a triple and two RBI. Ivers has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, Richland County entered their tilt with Robinson with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 win over the Maroons on Wednesday.
Jacob Beard was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Beard was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Matthew Wenger was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Lawrenceville's defeat dropped their record down to 12-10-1. As for Richland County, the victory got them back to even at 10-10.
Lawrenceville was able to grind out a solid win over Richland County in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, winning 6-2. Does Lawrenceville have another victory up their sleeve, or will Richland County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
