Softball Preview: Liberty County Bulldogs vs. Lincoln Trojans
Liberty County has been on the road for three straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Lincoln Trojans at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Liberty County is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.4 runs per game this season.
Liberty County is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Tuesday, just like they did against Port St. Joe (and have done all season long). Liberty County's pitcher stepped up to hand Port St. Joe a 12-0 shutout on Monday.
Cha'Miya Williams made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Williams has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Williams was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while going 4-for-4.
In other batting news, Liberty County let Gabrie Flowers and Kallan Mercer loose on the outfield. Flowers got on base in all four of her plate appearances with two stolen bases, three RBI, and a triple, while Mercer went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Mattie Lewis, who went 1-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Lincoln fell victim to a rough 8-2 defeat at the hands of Wakulla on Thursday. Lincoln has not had much luck with Wakulla recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Lincoln saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kayleigh Eikeland, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Liberty County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. As for Lincoln, their loss dropped their record down to 5-14.
Lincoln's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Liberty County has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10 hits per game. It's a different story for Lincoln, though, as they've been averaging 11.1. Given Liberty County's sizable advantage in that area, Lincoln will need to find a way to close that gap.
Liberty County took their victory against Lincoln when the teams last played back in February by a conclusive 12-2. Will Liberty County repeat their success, or does Lincoln have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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