Softball Preview: Liberty County Panthers vs. Southeast Bulloch Yellow Jackets
Liberty County hasn't had much luck against Southeast Bulloch recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Liberty County Panthers will face off against the Southeast Bulloch Yellow Jackets at 5:00 p.m.
Last Wednesday, Liberty County didn't have quite enough to beat Islands and fell 7-6.
Kayleigh Barnard put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out nine batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing five bases while going 4-for-5. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in OBP.
In other batting news, Adaiah Ferguson made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole three bases while going 3-for-3. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in hits. The team also got some help courtesy of Brighton Harpe, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Liberty County kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Southeast Bulloch waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. They never let the Warriors onto the board and left with a 10-0 win. The Yellow Jackets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten games by seven runs or more this season.
Liberty County's defeat dropped their record down to 4-9-1. As for Southeast Bulloch, they pushed their record up to 17-1 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Liberty County suffered a grim 16-3 defeat to Southeast Bulloch when the teams last played back in August. Can Liberty County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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