Softball Preview: Liberty Blue Jays vs. Ursuline Academy Bears
The Liberty Blue Jays will host the Ursuline Academy Bears at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Liberty is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last four games.
Last Monday, Liberty had just enough and edged Park Hill out 2-1. That's two games straight that the Blue Jays have won by just one run.
Meanwhile, Ursuline Academy had to endure a five-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Nerinx Hall an 11-0 shutout on Wednesday. That looming 11-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Bears yet this season.
Liberty has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-12 record this season. As for Ursuline Academy, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-9.
Everything went Liberty's way against Ursuline Academy in their previous meeting back in September of 2019, as Liberty made off with a 14-6 victory. Will Liberty repeat their success, or does Ursuline Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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