Baseball Preview: Liberty Raiders vs. Nicholas County Grizzlies
Liberty is 0-10 against Nicholas County since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Liberty Raiders will head out on the road to take on the Nicholas County Grizzlies at 6:00 p.m.
Liberty is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Wyoming East just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Wednesday. They lost 14-4 to the Warriors.
Liberty saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Landon Hall, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Nicholas County gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. Everything went their way against Woodrow Wilson as Nicholas County made off with an 11-5 victory. The win was familiar territory for Nicholas County who now have four in a row.
Nicholas County let Grayson Kesterson and Caleb Burns loose on the outfield. Kesterson scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Burns went 3-for-5 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. Kesterson has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Lucas Milam was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-5.
Liberty's loss dropped their record down to 8-12. As for Nicholas County, their victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 19-4.
Liberty suffered a grim 15-5 defeat to Nicholas County when the teams last played back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Milam, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-4. Now that Liberty knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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