Softball Preview: Mountain Ridge Mountain Lions vs. Liberty Lions
Mountain Ridge has enjoyed the comforts of home their last six games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge the Liberty Lions at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Mountain Ridge will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
Mountain Ridge was not the first on the board on Monday, but they got there more often. They came out on top against Sunnyslope by a score of 12-8.
Mountain Ridge let Amanda Magro and Courtney Lake loose on the outfield. Magro went 2-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs, while Lake got on base in three of her four plate appearances with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Nataleigh Orozco, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Liberty was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. Their rough 12-2 loss to Pinnacle might stick with them for a while.
Liberty saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emma Hinant, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Mountain Ridge's win bumped their record up to 14-12. As for Liberty, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-18-1.
Liberty's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Mountain Ridge has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10 hits per game. It's a different story for Liberty, though, as they've been averaging 10.2. Given Mountain Ridge's sizable advantage in that area, Liberty will need to find a way to close that gap.
Mountain Ridge took their victory against Liberty in their previous meeting two weeks ago by a conclusive 11-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mountain Ridge since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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