In what's become a running theme this season, Anderson gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Liberty Christian Lions a 21-0 shutout. While fans of Anderson might be used to big wins, the 21-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Jaxon Milburn and Kaydin Hutchison made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Milburn tossed 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Meanwhile, Hutchison pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). At bat, Milburn scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Hutchison scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Cole Roberts and Carter Hunt did most of the damage at the plate: Roberts scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Hunt went 2-for-3 with two triples, two runs, and a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Hunter Anderson, who went 1-for-2 with four RBI and two runs.
On Liberty Christian's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Malaki Castor, who went 1-for-1 with a stolen base.
Even though they lost, Liberty Christian didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Anderson's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-1. As for Liberty Christian, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-5.
Anderson will be playing at home against Pendleton Heights at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Pendleton Heights is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.6 runs per game this season. As for Liberty Christian, they will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Frankton at 5:00 p.m. Liberty Christian is facing Frankton at the right time seeing as Frankton is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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