The Liberty Redhawks will venture away from home to take on the Frisco Raccoons at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Liberty is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season.
Liberty is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Emerson just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Monday. They came up short against the Mavericks, falling 10-1. Having soared to a lofty 19 runs in the game before, the Redhawks couldn't push the score so high this time.
Liberty saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Anna Reeves, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Frisco unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Wednesday. They lost 9-3 to Memorial.
Frisco's loss dropped their record down to 6-10-1. As for Liberty, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-5.
Frisco's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Liberty hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .337. It's a different story for Frisco, though, as they've only averaged .212. Will they be able to contain Liberty's hitters?
Liberty was able to grind out a solid win over Frisco in their previous meeting back in February, winning 9-5. The rematch might be a little tougher for Liberty since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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