The Antioch Panthers will head out on the road to face off against the Liberty Lions at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The last three games Antioch has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
On Monday, Antioch sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 10-9 win over Pittsburg.
Apollonia Maldonado was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Rose Parks, who went 3-for-3 with four RBI and two doubles.
Meanwhile, Liberty put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Heritage an 11-0 shutout. Winning may never get old, but Liberty sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
The team relied heavily on Kelsie Skaggs, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Paige Breitstein, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Antioch pushed their record up to 6-17 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Liberty, their win bumped their record up to 16-3.
Antioch suffered a grim 13-0 defeat to Liberty in their previous meeting back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Liberty's Kate Skinner, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. Now that Antioch knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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