Softball Preview: Brown County Hornets vs. Liberty Eagles
The Brown County Hornets will head out on the road to challenge the Liberty Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Brown County is still on the hunt for that elusive first 'W'.
On Thursday, Brown County suffered a rough 16-1 loss at the hands of Carrollton.
Jamie Loehr made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-2 with a home run, a stolen base, and a double. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Liberty, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Bushnell-Prairie City on Thursday as Liberty made off with a 10-0 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Liberty considering their two-run performance the match before.
The team relied heavily on Jacie Blair, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Claire Obert, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Brown County's defeat dropped their record down to 0-13. As for Liberty, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 13-11 record this season.
Brown County came out on top in a nail-biter against Liberty in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, sneaking past 8-7. The rematch might be a little tougher for Brown County since the squad 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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