The Liberty Raiders will head out on the road to square off against the Summers County Bobcats at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Liberty fell victim to Wyoming East and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They came up short against the Warriors, falling 6-0.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Summers County faced off against Princeton on Friday. The Bobcats lost 15-5 to the Tigers. The loss continues a trend for the Bobcats in their meetings with the Tigers: they've now lost three in a row.
Summers County saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jake Boone, who went 1-for-2 with two runs. Boone is becoming a predictor of the Bobcats' success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 5-1 (and 8-18-1 when he doesn't).
Liberty's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 9-9. As for Summers County, their loss dropped their record down to 13-19-1.
Liberty might still be hurting after the 11-4 defeat they got from Summers County in their previous matchup on Monday. Can the Raiders avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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