Liberty waltzed into their game on Saturday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They came out on top against the Raritan Rockets by a score of 8-5. That's more bragging rights for Liberty, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
For Raritan's part, Jobby Dekis made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Raritan kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Liberty has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season. As for Raritan, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-12.
Liberty will challenge Middletown South on Thursday. As for Raritan, they are on the road again on Saturday to play St. Thomas Aquinas at 11:00 a.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Raritan: 3.9, St. Thomas Aquinas: 4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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