Ellensburg won the last time they faced Liberty, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Ellensburg Bulldogs won by a run and slipped past the Liberty Patriots 6-5. The win made it back-to-back victories for Ellensburg.
Kai Twaites made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off three hits. Twaites was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with a home run.
In other batting news, Ellensburg let Cash Gibson and Reid Bala loose on the outfield. Gibson scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Bala scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all two of his plate appearances.
On Liberty's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Elliot Oster, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Ellensburg's win bumped their record up to 2-6. As for Liberty, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-6.
Ellensburg will be playing at home against Ephrata at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Ellensburg is facing Ephrata at the right time seeing as Ephrata is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Liberty, they are on the road again on Friday to play Highline at 3:30 p.m. Highline is coming into the contest with four straight victories at home, so Liberty will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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