Baseball Preview: Liberty-Benton Eagles vs. Northview Wildcats
The Liberty-Benton Eagles will be playing at home against the Northview Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Liberty-Benton sitting on six straight wins and Northview on five.
Last Tuesday, Liberty-Benton narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Allen East 4-3.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Wednesday Northview sidestepped Findlay for a 3-2 win.
Roman McKarus made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits. McKarus has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. McKarus was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run.
McKarus wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Carson Holmes, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and an RBI. Colin Tomanski was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Liberty-Benton pushed their record up to 17-2 with that victory, which was their ninth straight at home. As for Northview, their win bumped their record up to 13-2.
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