It was a good run, but Liberty Christian unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Randolph Southern Rebels by a score of 9-7. Liberty Christian has not had much luck with Randolph Southern recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Riddick Allison made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
On Randolph Southern's side, Vance Taylor and Bryson Grimes made a splash no matter where they played. Throwing, Taylor struck out 12 batters over 5.1 innings while giving up three earned (and three unearned) runs off only one hit. Meanwhile, Grimes pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. At the plate, Taylor scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Grimes scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Grimes is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Noah Allen, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Peyton Melton, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI.
Liberty Christian's loss dropped their record down to 6-13. As for Randolph Southern, their win bumped their record up to 4-13.
Liberty Christian will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Attica at 11:30 a.m. As for Randolph Southern, they will be playing at home against Monroe Central at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Randolph Southern is facing Monroe Central at the right time seeing as Monroe Central is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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