The Richland Raiders will square off against the Battle Creek Grizzlies at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Battle Creek will face off against a team with plenty of momentum: Richland extended their winning streak to three on Tuesday. The Raiders put the hurt on Santa Fe with a sharp 9-1 victory.
Meanwhile, Battle Creek got the win against Santa Fe on Wednesday by a conclusive 14-2. With that win, the Grizzlies brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.
The team relied heavily on Brody Swoish, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, one triple, and two RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted over his last ten games. Jack Whitworth was another key player, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Battle Creek was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .381. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in five consecutive contests.
Richland's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-8. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for Battle Creek, their victory bumped their record up to 9-11.
Richland suffered a grim 10-3 defeat to Battle Creek in their previous meeting back in March. Will the Raiders have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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