Richlands and Tazewell are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2018, but likely not for long. The Richlands Blue Tornado will head out on the road to challenge the Tazewell Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Richlands' pitching crew has only allowed 1.3 runs per game this season, so Tazewell's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Richlands is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Virginia's top teams: Eastside, who was ranked eighth in their home state at the time (Richlands was ranked 15th). Richlands took a 9-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of Eastside on Monday. Richlands' defeat signaled the end of their eight-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but Tazewell had to settle for a 4-3 loss against Clinton on Friday.
Richlands' defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-3. As for Tazewell, their loss dropped their record down to 1-8.
Richlands took their win against Tazewell in their previous matchup back in April by a conclusive 10-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Richlands since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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