Liberty's tournament run continued when they took on El Capitan on Tuesday. The Patriots narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Vaqueros 5-4.
Grant Kelly was incredible, going 2-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and one double. Nevan Chandler was another key player, going 1-for-4 with one triple and two RBI.
Liberty hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team has now struck out at least five batters in four consecutive games.
Liberty is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-10 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for El Capitan, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-8-1.
Looking ahead, Liberty will be taking part in a tournament against El Camino at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for El Capitan, they will take on Santana in a tournament on Wednesday.
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