Baseball Recap: Christian Liberty comes up short despite Ricky Hartian's strong performance

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Christian Liberty was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They fell just short of the Elgin Academy Hilltoppers by a score of 8-6. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Christian Liberty of the 6-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in March of 2018.

Ricky Hartian made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Jacob Knapik was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Christian Liberty's loss dropped their record down to 6-13. As for Elgin Academy, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-3.

Christian Liberty will head out on the road to take on Alden-Hebron at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Christian Liberty is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season. Elgin Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.

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