Softball Preview: Liberty Patriots vs. Centennial Golden Hawks
Liberty and Centennial are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2021, but likely not for long. The Liberty Patriots will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Centennial Golden Hawks at 4:00 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Liberty: 2.9, Centennial: 2.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Last Thursday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Liberty had to settle for a 5-4 loss against Stockdale. Liberty has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Centennial had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Scots as they made off with a 10-4 victory.
Madison Cabrera made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 14 over seven innings pitched. Cabrera has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 13 consecutive pitching appearances. Cabrera was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Emma Rocha and Mackenzie Johnson did most of the damage at the plate: Rocha went 2-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI, while Johnson scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Rocha has been hot recently, having posted at least one home run the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Chambree Delcid, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI and a double.
Liberty's defeat dropped their record down to 16-6. As for Centennial, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 17 games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season.
Liberty suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Centennial in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Cabrera, who struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Now that Liberty knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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