Softball Preview: Liberty Indians vs. Ellenville Blue Devils
Liberty is 1-6 against Ellenville since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Liberty Indians will head out on the road to take on the Ellenville Blue Devils at 4:15 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Liberty is headed out hoping to continue their success from last week, when the picked up their first road win of the season on Friday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 15-3 walloping at the hands of Sullivan West.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 12 runs the game before, Ellenville was a bit more limited in their game on Thursday. They suffered a tough 7-1 defeat at the hands of Highland.
Victoria Bonitz spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and six unearned) runs on five hits and racked up seven Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings every time she's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Ellenville saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Johanna Morse, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Liberty's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Ellenville, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
Liberty might still be hurting after the 24-3 loss they got from Ellenville when the teams last played back in April of 2022. Thankfully for Liberty, Adriana Anderson (who got on base in three of her five plate appearances with five runs, five RBI, and a triple) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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