McIntosh County Academy had lost four straight at home dating back to last season, but on Monday they dropped down to 1-5 to make it five. They came up short against the Liberty County Panthers, falling 10-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Panthers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 12-1 two weeks ago.
As for Liberty County, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-2. While they didn't have the best season last year (they finished 11-15), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
For Liberty County's part, not much got past Hunter Lites, who gave up just three hits and racked up nine Ks to keep McIntosh County Academy off the board.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Caden Chancey, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Those four hits gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaden Herrington, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases and three runs.
Coming up, McIntosh County Academy will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Portal at 6:00 p.m. This will be the Buccaneers' first chance to prove their worth in the conference. As for Liberty County, they will head out to square off against Bulloch Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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