Baseball Recap: Liberty Hawks vs. Sierra Chieftains
Liberty stacked a 17th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They put the hurt on the Sierra Chieftains with a sharp 8-1 win. The victory was familiar territory for Liberty who now have six in a row.
Daniel Sandate was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Sandate was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Gabriel Cazares and Hudson Groh did most of the damage at the plate: Cazares scored a run while going 3-for-4, while Groh scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Tyce Perez was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
On Sierra's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Micah Goodman, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Liberty pushed their record up to 24-2 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Sierra, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 14-11.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Liberty will square off against Caruthers at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Liberty's pitching crew has only allowed two runs per game this season, so Caruthers' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Sierra, they will head out on the road to take on Fowler at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Fowler will roll in looking for their ninth straight victory, something Sierra surely won't give up without a fight.
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