Baseball Recap: Richfield Victorious

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Previous Games

04/21/25 - Home	9-7 W
05/07/24 - Home	9-8 W
04/12/24 - Away	8-2 W
05/01/23 - Home	12-2 W
04/14/23 - Away	6-4 W
+ 2 more games

Richfield won against Roosevelt on Friday with nine runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Monday. The Spartans skirted past the Fridley Tigers 9-7. The victory continues a trend for the Spartans in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now won five in a row.

Jayden Anderson was a major factor no matter where he played. He pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Anderson was also big at the plate, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.

In other pitching news, Teddy Carlson looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits any time he's pitched this season.

Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Matthew Popp, who went 3-for-4 with three stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Nick Olson, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.

Richfield's record is now 4-2. As for Fridley, they are on a six-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-5.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Richfield will welcome Academy of Holy Angels at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Fridley, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Robbinsdale Cooper at 4:30 p.m. The Hawks have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.83 runs per game on average), something the Tigers will no doubt try to take advantage of.