The Faith Lutheran Crusaders will venture away from home to take on the Liberty Patriots at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Faith Lutheran has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with three straight defeats, while Liberty will come in with four straight victories.
Faith Lutheran came up short against Shadow Ridge on Wednesday, falling 17-2.
Shay Ghadery was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-1.
Liberty not only won on Wednesday, but they posted their biggest win since March 1, 2024. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Silverado a 15-0 shutout. The Patriots' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Morgyn Vesco was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in triples (two). Logan Sanford was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with four RBI, one stolen base, and one run.
Liberty hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most four strikeouts in three consecutive contests.
Faith Lutheran now has a losing record of 3-4. As for Liberty, their record is now 4-0.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. Faith Lutheran has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.7 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Liberty struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.8 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Faith Lutheran suffered a grim 8-2 defeat to Liberty in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Can Faith Lutheran avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
