Softball Game Preview: Liberty Leopards vs. McKinley Red Dragons

The Liberty Leopards will head out to face off against the McKinley Red Dragons at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.

For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last four times Liberty and Crestview have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Thursday. The Leopards fell 8-5 to the Rebels. The Leopards haven't had much luck with the Rebels recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.

Meanwhile, McKinley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their 26th straight loss dating back to last season. They came up short against Struthers, falling 14-6.

McKinley saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Airiana Jones, who went 3-for-5 with one double.

Liberty's defeat dropped their record down to 4-4. As for McKinley, their loss dropped their record down to 0-10.