Overhills extended their losing streak to four on Tuesday, dropping them down to 5-13. They lost 9-1 to the Richmond Senior Raiders. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Raiders this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 10-0 back in March.
As for Richmond Senior, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.1 runs over those games.
For Richmond Senior's part, Caden Nolan made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out ten over six innings pitched. Nolan has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in nine consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Noah Stubbs, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Maddox Locklear, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
While Overhills had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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