Baseball Recap: Mars Ruiz can't quite lead Dodge City over Liberal

By Team Reports May 7, 2024, 7:59pm

Baseball Recap: Dodge City Demons vs. Liberal Redskins

Dodge City was the 13-1 winner over Liberal when they last played one another last Tuesday, but their luck changed this time around. The Dodge City Demons fell just short of the Liberal Redskins by a score of 7-6 on Tuesday.

Dodge City saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mars Ruiz, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Liam Torrez was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.

Dodge City has been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 13 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-14 record this season. As for Liberal, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-5.

Dodge City will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Eisenhower at 4:00 p.m. As for Liberal, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Garden City at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Liberal's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Garden City's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

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