Liberty Christian is still looking for their season's first win. They fell just short of the Seton Catholic Cardinals by a score of 9-7 on Tuesday. One positive for Liberty Christian, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Liberty Christian saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carter Wicker, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Zane Hoffman was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Liberty Christian didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
On Seton Catholic's side, Taon Tate made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit. Tate has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Tate was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, Nguyen Le was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Mason Harvey, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-5.
Liberty Christian's loss dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Seton Catholic, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-6.
Liberty Christian will head out on the road to take on Bethesda Christian at 5:15 p.m. on Thursday. Liberty Christian has given up an average of 17.7 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Seton Catholic, they will head out on the road to challenge University at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Seton Catholic has given up an average of 13.7 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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