The Liberty Christian Lions will head out on the road to square off against the Randolph Southern Rebels at 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Liberty Christian is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last four games.
Liberty Christian is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Providence Cristo Rey 25-4. With that win, Liberty Christian brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.
Riddick Allison and Carter Wicker were a major factor no matter where they played. Throwing, Allison pitched three innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Wicker struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Allison has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Allison scored four runs and stole four bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Wicker got on base in five of his six plate appearances with five stolen bases, four runs, and five RBI.
In other batting news, Elvin Acree was a standout: he scored five runs and stole four bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Zach Greenlee, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Randolph Southern came up short against Cambridge City Lincoln on Monday and fell 11-6.
Vance Taylor was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Braden Austin was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Liberty Christian's victory ended a seven-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-12. As for Randolph Southern, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-13.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Wednesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Liberty Christian has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 5.7 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Randolph Southern struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.6. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Liberty Christian might still be hurting after the 7-1 loss they got from Randolph Southern in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Thankfully for Liberty Christian, Hagan Gambrel (who struck out six batters over 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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