Softball Preview: Liberty Lions vs. Vintage Crushers
Liberty has played every game this season on their home field, but they'll have to hit the road on Friday. They will challenge the Vintage Crushers at 5:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Liberty is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Dublin a 9-0 shutout.
Not much got past Kate Skinner, who gave up just two hits and racked up 14 Ks to keep Dublin off the board. Skinner has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Isabella Rice was incredible, firing off two home runs and four RBI while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Kelsie Skaggs, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last matchup, Vintage made sure to put some runs up on the board against Mt. Eden on Tuesday. Everything went Vintage's way against Mt. Eden as Vintage made off with a 19-1 victory.
Noelle Rofkahr looked comfortable as she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits.
On the hitting side, Angie Rubalcava and Cienna Alvarez did most of the damage at the plate: Rubalcava went 4-for-4 with four runs, five RBI, and a triple, while Alvarez got on base in all four of her plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. Dessiana Garcia was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with four RBI, a run, and a double.
Liberty's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-3. As for Vintage, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5-1 record this season.
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