Richards fell victim to Lemont and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They lost 7-0 to the Lemont Lemont HS. Richards has not had much luck with Lemont recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
For Lemont's part, the result came thanks to Sydney Kibbon's shutout, as she gave up just three hits.
On the hitting side, Avaree Taylor was incredible, going 3-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Raegan Duncan, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Richards' loss dropped their record down to 11-6. As for Lemont, the victory (which was their tenth in a row) raised their record to 14-4.
Richards will be playing at home against Lockport at 4:45 p.m. on Friday. Lockport is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.1 runs per game this season. As for Lemont, they will be playing at home against Pontiac at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Lemont: 3.8, Pontiac: 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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