Rickards has enjoyed the comforts of home their last six games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge the Maclay Marauders at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Rickards' offense. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 16-0 walloping at the hands of North Florida Christian on Tuesday. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Rickards in their matchups with North Florida Christian: they've now lost seven in a row.
Rickards saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Shanyia Holmes, who went 1-for-1 with two stolen bases.
Meanwhile, Maclay was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. Their rough 12-5 defeat to Blountstown might stick with them for a while.
Addison Liepshutz was cooking despite her team's loss, going 3-for-4 with a triple and a run.
Rickards has fallen quite a ways from their 11-3 record last season and are now at 2-8. As for Maclay, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
Rickards came up short against Maclay in their previous meeting back in February, falling 16-11. Can Rickards avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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