Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Richland walked away with it. They never let the Pass Christian Pirates onto the board and left with a 3-0 victory on Friday. Winning may never get old, but Richland sure is getting used to it with their tenth in a row.
Ethan Keen and Blake Ferguson made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Keen tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Ferguson didn't allow a single earned run over 4.2 innings pitched. Keen has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Keen scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Ferguson got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two RBI and a double.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jessie Perkins, who went 1-for-4 with a triple and a run. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Richland is on a roll lately: they've won 18 of their last 19 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-5 record this season. As for Pass Christian, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-17.
Richland will have a chance to go back-to-back against Pass Christian: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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