Richlands can finally bid farewell to their nine-game losing streak thanks to their game on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the White Oak Vikings as the Richlands Wildcats made off with an 11-1 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Richlands considering their one-run performance the game before.
Hayden Turner made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Turner was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Walker Smith was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Chris Pyles, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
On White Oak's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Timothy Edwards, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Richlands' win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-16. As for White Oak, they dropped their record down to 1-14 with that loss, which was their eighth straight on the road.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Richlands beat White Oak by a score of 18-4.
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