Richmond strolled into their game on Saturday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They blew past the Forest Hills Tigers 8-2. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Bobcats also won the last time the pair played back in May of 2024.
Zaden Steele made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Steele was also big at the plate, earning one RBI, one run, and one stolen base.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kenny Mecham, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with three stolen bases and two runs. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in May of 2024. David Edwards was another key player, going 1-for-2 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
| 05/03/25 vs Forest Hills | 8-2 |
| 04/29/25 vs Telstar | 6-1 |
| 05/25/24 vs Old Orchard Beach | 6-5 |
| 05/15/24 vs Buckfield | 12-2 |
| 05/13/24 vs Valley | 17-2 |
| + 3 more games |
Richmond pushed their record up to 3-0 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.5 runs over those games. As for Forest Hills, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Richmond will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Tigers: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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