Richmond Academy easily dispatched Baldwin on Tuesday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Musketeers fell just short of the Burke County Bears by a score of 6-4 on Wednesday. The Musketeers were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Bears earlier this season, when they won 4-2.
Richmond Academy saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mike Sims, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one double. That double was Sims' first of the season.
Richmond Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 6-8. As for Burke County, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
Looking ahead, Richmond Academy will challenge Baldwin at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The Braves have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 16.15 runs per game on average), something the Musketeers will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Burke County, they have already played their next game, a 12-2 victory against Georgia School for Innovation & Classics on the 19th.
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