The Liberty Lions will be playing at home against the Mountain Ridge Mountain Lions at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Liberty has now lost seven straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since March 26.
Last Thursday, Liberty suffered a tough 12-2 defeat at the hands of Pinnacle.
Liberty saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emma Hinant, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Mountain Ridge gave up the first runs on Monday, but they didn't let that get them down. They walked away with a 12-8 win over Sunnyslope. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Mountain Ridge.
Amanda Magro and Courtney Lake did most of the damage at the plate: Magro went 2-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs, while Lake got on base in three of her four plate appearances with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Nataleigh Orozco was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Liberty's loss dropped their record down to 5-18-1. As for Mountain Ridge, their victory bumped their record up to 14-12.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Liberty hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like Mountain Ridge struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.8. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Liberty might still be hurting after the 11-2 defeat they got from Mountain Ridge when the teams last played two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mountain Ridge's Daisy Herrera, who struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits (and only one walk). Now that Liberty knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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