Pittsburg waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They came out on top against the Liberty Lions by a score of 6-1. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Pittsburg also won the last time the pair played back in April.
Josh Painter spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on three hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Cole Leschak was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. Diego Deluna was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with three RBI and a stolen base.
Pittsburg is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 17 games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-6 record this season. As for Liberty, their loss dropped their record down to 13-13.
As of now, neither Pittsburg nor Liberty have any future games scheduled.
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