Richmond scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Marion Giants a 19-0 shutout. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Richmond also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2021.
Richmond let Macie Ferguson and Brianna Durham loose on the outfield. Ferguson got on base in all five of her plate appearances with seven stolen bases and an RBI, while Durham went 3-for-5 with seven RBI, a stolen base, and a double. Ferguson has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Haley Pipenger, who got on base in four of her five plate appearances with three RBI and a stolen base.
Richmond's victory bumped their record up to 2-7-1. As for Marion, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-6.
Richmond will head out on the road to square off against Muncie Central at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Richmond is facing Muncie Central at the right time seeing as Muncie Central is stuck on a nine-game losing streak. As for Marion, they will head out on the road to face off against Huntington North at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Marion is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
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