Tigers
| 04/24/25 @ Robinson | 1 |
| 04/22/25 vs Casey-Westfield | 6 |
| 04/17/25 @ Lawrenceville | 6 |
| 04/15/25 vs Mt. Carmel | 11 |
| 04/14/25 vs Newton | 3 |
| + 6 more games |
The Richland County Tigers are taking a road trip to face off against the Mt. Carmel Golden Aces at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Richland County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.2 runs per game this season.
Richland County is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Robinson just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Maroons by a score of 2-1. The game marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, Mt. Carmel came tearing into Wednesday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Panthers with a sharp 17-1 victory. Considering the Golden Aces have won nine contests by more than six runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Mt. Carmel got a massive performance out of Leah Lewis, who went 3-for-4 with one home run and five RBI. That's the most RBI Lewis has posted over her last ten games. The team also got some help courtesy of Riley Hershey, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with three RBI, two runs, and one triple.
Mt. Carmel always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .625. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Oblong only posted an OBP of .214.
Mt. Carmel's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-4. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Richland County, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-4.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Richland County hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like Mt. Carmel struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 1.1 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Everything went Richland County's way against Mt. Carmel in their previous matchup back in April, as Richland County made off with an 11-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Tigers since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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