Mountain Empire waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They had just enough and edged the Liberty Charter Lions out 6-5. That's more bragging rights for Mountain Empire, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
For Liberty Charter's part, Drake Keehl and Nathan Miller stepped up to the plate in a big way. Keehl went 4-for-4 with an RBI, while Miller scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Mountain Empire pushed their record up to 11-2 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Liberty Charter, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-13.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Mountain Empire will take on High Tech CV at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Mountain Empire's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so High Tech CV's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Liberty Charter, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Chula Vista Learning Community Charter at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Liberty Charter is facing Chula Vista Learning Community Charter at the right time seeing as Chula Vista Learning Community Charter is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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