The Richlands Blue Tornado will take on the Lee Generals at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Richlands 3.3, Lee 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Richlands is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They put the hurt on Union with a sharp 8-1 win. The result was nothing new for the Blue Tornado, who have now won ten matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Lee came tearing into Thursday's game with nine straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.2 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 6-1 victory over the Bulldogs.
Lee's win was their 11th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-6. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.2 runs over those games. As for Richlands, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season.
Richlands suffered a grim 7-1 defeat to Lee when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Can the Blue Tornado avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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