Liberty waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Everything went their way against the Slaton Tigers as they made off with an 11-1 win.
Jackson Payne made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Payne has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Payne was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Harrison Vitz was incredible, going 2-for-2 with four RBI, two runs, and a stolen base. Garrett Rowden was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
Liberty pushed their record up to 12-5 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs per game. As for Slaton, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-9-1.
Liberty will head out on the road to face off against Brownfield at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Liberty is facing Brownfield at the right time seeing as Brownfield is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Slaton, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Shallowater at 12:00 p.m. on April 6th.
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