Liberty waltzed into their game on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They walked away with an 8-5 win over the Pocono Mountain West Panthers. That's more bragging rights for Liberty, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Michael Mariano Jr. looked comfortable as he tossed 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off five hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Luke Piripavel, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Dayton Aguiar was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
On Pocono Mountain West's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Eric Rivera, who went 4-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Liberty has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. As for Pocono Mountain West, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-7.
Liberty will head out on the road to face off against Williamsport at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Liberty's pitching crew has only allowed 2.4 runs per game this season, so Williamsport's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Pocono Mountain West, they will be playing at home against Pleasant Valley at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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