The Liberty Charter Lions will head out on the road to challenge the Kearny Komets at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Neither Liberty Charter nor Kearny posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Liberty Charter lost 8-2 to High Tech CV on Saturday.
Liberty Charter saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Christian Slayton, who went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Kearny entered their tilt with Hoover with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Cardinals a 1-0 shutout on Friday.
Not much got past Nicolas Hembera, who gave up just two hits and racked up seven Ks to keep Hoover off the board. Hembera has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Liberty Charter's loss dropped their record down to 7-14. As for Kearny, they pushed their record up to 14-8 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Liberty Charter has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Kearny struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.5. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Liberty Charter suffered a grim 11-5 defeat to Kearny in their previous matchup back in March of 2023. Can Liberty Charter avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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