Softball Recap: Liberty extends road winning streak to seven

By Team Reports May 8, 2024, 10:32am

Softball Recap: Liberty Lions vs. Heritage Patriots

Liberty stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Heritage Patriots as the Liberty Lions made off with a 12-1 victory. The win was familiar territory for Liberty who now have three in a row.

Liberty got a great performance from Kate Skinner as she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over five innings pitched.

On the hitting side, Taylor Jennings was incredible, going 2-for-3 with three runs, a triple, and a double. Paige Breitstein was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.

On Heritage's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mikaela Mortimer, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.

Liberty pushed their record up to 15-3 with that victory, which was their seventh straight on the road. As for Heritage, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-9.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Liberty beat Heritage by a score of 11-0.

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