It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Liberty can now relate to. They lost 17-3 to the Gray Collegiate Academy War Eagles on Wednesday. Liberty's defeat continues a trend for the squad, making it three in a row.
For Gray Collegiate Academy's part, Peyton Hendrix made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out nine batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Hendrix has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Hendrix was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with three RBI.
In other batting news, Gray Collegiate Academy got a massive performance out of Kaylan Boudreau, who went 4-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and two doubles. Another player making a difference was Aspen Boulware, who scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Liberty's loss dropped their record down to 3-8. As for Gray Collegiate Academy, the win (which was their 17th in a row) raised their record to 26-2.
Liberty will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Pelion at 6:00 p.m. Pelion is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season. Gray Collegiate Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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