Baseball Preview: Liberty Common Eagles vs. Lyons Lions
The Liberty Common Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the Lyons Lions at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Liberty Common is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses.
Liberty Common might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 12-5 to Sterling, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Liberty Common saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Max Frevert, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Owen Hood, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Lyons can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent game on Friday. They put the hurt on DSST: Montview with a sharp 12-0 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Lyons considering their one-run performance the match before.
Zack LaCrosse made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over four innings pitched. LaCrosse has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. LaCrosse was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Lyons got a massive performance out of Davis Abernathy, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3. Jake LaCrosse was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs.
Liberty Common's defeat dropped their record down to 5-13. As for Lyons, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Saturday as neither team is afraid to steal. Liberty Common has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.8 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Lyons struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Liberty Common skirted past Lyons 7-5 when the teams last played back in May of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Liberty Common since the team 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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