Rangers
| 03/25/25 vs Raymond | 17 |
| 03/18/25 @ McComb | 11 |
| 03/07/25 @ Raymond | 10 |
| 03/21/25 @ Lawrence County | 9 |
| 03/08/25 vs Pelahatchie | 9 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Richland). They never let Raymond get on the board and left with a 17-0 victory on Tuesday. Richland hasn't had any issues with Raymond recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive win against them.
Tucker Evans and Christopher Bobbitt made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Evans didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over four innings pitched. Meanwhile, Bobbitt tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Evans also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Richland is 3-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 2-7 otherwise. At the plate, Evans scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Bobbitt scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-4. The dominant performance also gave Evans a new career-high in RBI (three).
In other batting news, Bryce Shows was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. What's more, he posted three RBI, the most he's had since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Mikkah Davis, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Richland always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .625. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Richland's victory bumped their record up to 5-8. As for Raymond, they dropped their record down to 3-10 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Richland will host McComb at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. McComb has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 16.86 runs per game on average), something Richland will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Raymond, they will face off against Lawrence County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Raymond will need to watch out since Lawrence County has now posted at least ten runs in their last four contests.
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