The New Richland Reds defeated Wells 6-3 on Saturday night. Aaron Gilliland went 3-3. Sam Lundberg got the win and Adam Harrington the save. At the plate the Reds drew eight walks and were very aggressive on the basepaths, stealing five bases.

On Sunday afternoon the locals lost in a disapointing performance to a team they beat 15-1 the week earlier, falling 11-5 to the Cleveland Spiders.

“We hit the ball well, totaling 13 hits, but couldnt get any hit with runners in scoring position,” said player/manager Jason Churchill.

Mitch Akemann took the loss on the mound.

“We did hit the ball well and played good defense,” said Churchill. “We were really hurt by some costly errors in the field.”

Next up this week for the Reds, Friday at LeSueur 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at Lake Crystal 2 p.m.

The Reds are 8-7 overall and 5-7 in league play.

The New Richland Jazz American Legion baseball team has a doubleheader at Stewartville Thursday. Playoffs begin July 16.

The Jazz’s current record is 5-7. The team recently split a doubleheader with Byron  in New Richland.