Richfield is 0-6 against Manti since March of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Richfield Wildcats will head out on the road to challenge the Manti Templars at 3:30 p.m. Richfield is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.6 runs per game this season.
On Wednesday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Richfield had to settle for an 11-9 defeat against Juab. Richfield has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Jaycee McKinlay and Macie Barton stepped up to the plate in a big way. McKinlay scored two runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-4, while Barton went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. McKenzie Pace was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Manti pushed their score all the way to 12 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell just short of Juab by a score of 13-12.
Rylee Miller made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-5 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Carlie Thompson, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Even though they lost, Manti kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 17 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Richfield's record now sits at 2-6. As for Manti, they dropped their record down to 3-5 with that loss, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Manti's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Richfield has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.8 hits per game. It's a different story for Manti, though, as they've been averaging 10.5 per game. Given Richfield's sizable advantage in that area, Manti will need to find a way to close that gap.
Richfield might still be hurting after the 9-0 defeat they got from Manti when the teams last played back in May of 2022. Can Richfield avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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