Liberty North won against Oak Park last Saturday with nine runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Monday. The Eagles beat the Lee's Summit North Broncos by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 9-1. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won four games by eight runs or more so far this season.
Liberty North got a great performance from Brayden Davidson as he struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and only one walk).
On the hitting side, Liberty North let Collin Lafferty and Tucker Gamet run wild. Lafferty went 3-for-5 with five RBI and one run, while Gamet scored three runs while going 3-for-4. That run was Lafferty's first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Brett Swanson, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with one double and one RBI.
Liberty North kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Eagles
| 04/07/25 @ Lee's Summit North | 9-1 |
| 03/21/25 @ Park Hill | 5-0 |
| 05/18/24 @ Liberty | 11-4 |
| 05/08/24 @ Lee's Summit | 11-3 |
| 05/01/24 @ Raymore-Peculiar | 11-1 |
| + 4 more games |
Liberty North pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.3 runs over those games. As for Lee's Summit North, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-5.
Coming up, Liberty North will be playing at home against Platte County at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Eagles 1.4, the Pirates 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Lee's Summit North, they will square off against Truman at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Patriots' pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so the Broncos' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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