Softball Preview: Liberty Blue Jays vs. Washington Bluejays
Liberty hasn't had much luck against Washington recently, but that could start to change on Monday. It'll be Battle of the Birds when Blue Jays dukes it out withthe Washington Bluejays at 4:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Washington is hoping to do what Ritenour couldn't on Friday: put an end to Liberty's winning streak, which now stands at five games. Liberty put the hurt on Ritenour with a sharp 11-4 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Blue Jays considering their two-run performance the matchup before.
Meanwhile, Washington had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.8 runs) and they went ahead and made it six on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Bulldogs a 15-0 shutout.
Liberty has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 22-12 record this season. As for Washington, they pushed their record up to 18-9-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Liberty suffered a grim 16-9 defeat to Washington in their previous meeting back in September of 2022. Can Liberty avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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