On Wednesday, the Richwoods Knights came up short against the Galva Wildcats and fell 12-7. Richwoods has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Richwoods saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Addison Morrissey, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Morrissey has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Another player making a difference was Olivia Hauri, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
On Galva's side, Jovie Webber spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and three unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up ten Ks.
At the plate, Galva got a massive performance out of Addy Yepson, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaylyn Gale, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3.
Richwoods' loss dropped their record down to 2-13. As for Galva, their victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-13.
Richwoods will take on Peoria Christian at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Richwoods is facing Peoria Christian at the right time seeing as Peoria Christian is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Galva, they will head out on the road to face off against Wethersfield/Annawan at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Wethersfield/Annawan is on a seven-game streak of home losses, Galva a four-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change.
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