Preview: East Union Lancers vs. Liberty Lions
East Union has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Liberty Lions at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, it was close, but East Union sidestepped Freedom for a 3-2 victory. That's two games straight that East Union has won by just one run.
Zach Grabowski looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Carson Sanders, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of JP Abrew, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Liberty narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Rodriguez 2-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Liberty.
David Roberts spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on three hits. Cruz Van Slyke came in to relieve Roberts and was airtight, giving up no runs, hits or walks in his two innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Liberty saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Stevie Wellens, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
East Union's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-1. Those good results, didn't necessarily come from the team's hitting performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 3.8 runs per game. As for Liberty, their win bumped their record up to 3-5.
East Union's speedy runners might be the difference in Thursday's contest. East Union has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.4 stolen bases per game. It's a different story for Liberty, though, as they've been averaging only 0.2 per game. Will they be able to secure the bases, or will East Union continue to outrun the ball? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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