After soaring to 11 runs the game before, Liberty Christian was a bit more limited in their contest on Monday. They lost 16-2 to Irvington Preparatory Academy. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Liberty Christian of the 11-1 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in March of 2023.
Carter Wicker made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-2. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more stolen bases the last three times he's played.
Even though they lost, Liberty Christian didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with six strikeouts. This was only their ninth loss (out of 11 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
On Irvington Preparatory Academy's side, Cortez Jenkins made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Jenkins was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Matthew Brooks, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Angel Almea, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Liberty Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 2-12. As for Irvington Preparatory Academy, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-3.
Liberty Christian will stay at home for another game and welcome Indiana School for the Deaf at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Indiana School for the Deaf is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 12.2 runs per game this season. As for Irvington Preparatory Academy, they will head out on the road to face off against Knightstown at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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