Baseball Recap: Make It Four in a Row for Richards

Richards put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They were the clear victors by a 17-2 margin over the Tilden Blue Devils. The Warriors have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Blue Devils, too.

Maikel Bracho Freitez made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over four innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run.

In other batting news, Richards got a massive performance out of Juan Luis Alvarado Lopez, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with five stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. Those three runs gave Lopez a new career-high. Juan Guevara was another key player, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs.

Richards was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .391. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .316 or higher in five consecutive matchups dating back to last season.

Richards' victory bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Tilden, they are on a seven-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-6.

Richards has already played their next contest (against Dyett), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Tilden will be paying especially close attention to the Warriors' game: after the Warriors face off against the Eagles, they'll take on Tilden again at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.