After flying high against Webster County last Thursday, Richwood came back down to earth. The Richwood Lumberjacks fell just short of the Midland Trail Patriots by a score of 9-8 on Saturday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Richwood of the 10-9 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in March.
Trae Trivolette put in work no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 13 batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Trivolette was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, Dakota Sizemore made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played. Another player making a difference was Landen Hamon, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Even though they lost, Richwood didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Midland Trail only tossed eight.
On Midland Trail's side, the team relied heavily on Thad Brown, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Jamison Swafford, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Richwood's defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 10-16. As for Midland Trail, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-16-1.
As of now, neither Richwood nor Midland Trail have any future games scheduled.
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