Baseball Preview: Liberty County Bulldogs vs. Wewahitchka Gators
After four games on the road, Liberty County is heading back home. They will take on the Wewahitchka Gators at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Liberty County is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season.
On Tuesday, Liberty County beat Bainbridge 4-1.
Liberty County saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Trenton Hires, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Wewahitchka was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They suffered a tough 15-3 loss at the hands of Poplar Springs.
Liberty County is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. As for Wewahitchka, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-15.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Liberty County has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Wewahitchka struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.5. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Liberty County took their victory against Wewahitchka when the teams last played on Thursday by a conclusive 22-1. Does Liberty County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Wewahitchka turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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