Baseball Recap: William Allen falls despite strong effort from Chris Alvarez

By Team Reports May 8, 2024, 7:35am

Baseball Recap: William Allen Canaries vs. Liberty Hurricanes

William Allen was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They fell 7-3 to the Liberty Hurricanes. That's two games in a row now that William Allen has lost by exactly four runs.

Chris Alvarez made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 2-for-2.

On Liberty's side, Jacob Rivera was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Braylen Gonzalez, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.

William Allen's loss dropped their record down to 5-11. As for Liberty, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season.

William Allen will be playing at home against Whitehall at 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday. William Allen has given up an average of 7.3 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Liberty, they will be playing at home against Muhlenberg at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Muhlenberg's pitching crew has only allowed 2.7 runs per game this season, so Liberty's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

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