Baseball Preview: Liberty Chargers vs. Gateway Panthers
The Liberty Chargers will head out on the road to square off against the Gateway Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Liberty will be strutting in after a win while Gateway will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Wednesday, Liberty beat Poinciana 8-4. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Liberty.
Mathew Sosa was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Sosa was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Joel Cruz was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing five bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Adrian Sanchez was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Gateway was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell just short of Tohopekaliga by a score of 9-7.
Gateway saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jack Mauck, who scored a run while going 3-for-5.
Liberty's victory ended a ten-game drought on the road and puts them at 2-18. As for Gateway, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-15.
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