Baseball Recap: Liberty County Sets Scoring Season-High Against Claxton

Panthers

Team Score (Highest)

04/15/25 @ Claxton	30
02/21/25 @ McIntosh County Academy	20
02/10/25 @ Bradwell Institute	15
02/11/25 vs McIntosh County Academy	14
03/07/25 vs First Preparatory Christian Academy	10

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Liberty County). They put the hurt on the Claxton Tigers with a sharp 30-12 win on Tuesday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Panthers needed considering they were shut out in their previous game.

The team relied heavily on Landon Usher, who scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances. Liberty County is undefeated when Usher posts two or more runs, but 8-14 otherwise. Ezzard Jemison was another key player, scoring four runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.

Liberty County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .533. They are a perfect 4-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

The victory snapped Liberty County's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 11-14 record. As for Claxton, they dropped their record down to 2-18 with the loss, which was their sixth straight at home.

Coming up, Liberty County will venture away from home to square off against Savannah Country Day at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Hornets will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last. Claxton does not have any more games scheduled as of now.