Baseball Recap: Mountain Pointe Pride vs. Libertyville Wildcats
On Thursday, the Mountain Pointe Pride suffered a rough 17-9 loss at the hands of the Libertyville Wildcats. Mountain Pointe has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Mountain Pointe got a massive performance out of Connor Crossland, who scored a run while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Cole Rogers, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Mountain Pointe was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with five doubles. That's the most doubles they've managed all season.
On Libertyville's side, Stevan Gavric looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned run off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). Gavric has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Libertyville got a massive performance out of Quinn Schambow, who went 3-for-5 with a home run, four RBI, and a double. Ryan Wilberding was another key contributor, getting on base in four of his six plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and two RBI.
Mountain Pointe's defeat dropped their record down to 10-8. As for Libertyville, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2-1 record this season.
Mountain Pointe will play host again on Friday to welcome West Salem, where first pitch is scheduled at 12:00 p.m. West Salem's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Mountain Pointe's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Libertyville, they will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Warren Township at 4:45 p.m. Libertyville is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
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