Liberty fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Mercer Island on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Mercer Island Islanders by a score of 5-3. Liberty was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Mercer Island apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in April.
Liberty got a good showing from Konner Erickson, who pitched 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Liberty saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mac Reynolds, who went 2-for-4 with a triple and an RBI.
On Mercer Island's side, they got a great performance from Jack Buchan as he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits.
Liberty's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-10. As for Mercer Island, their victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-12.
Liberty does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Mercer Island, they will head out on the road to face off against Juanita at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Mercer Island: 3.8, Juanita: 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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