It was a good run, but Liberty unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Monday. They fell just short of the Bethlehem Catholic Hawks by a score of 1-0. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, Liberty's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
JJ Cruz was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit.
At the plate, Liberty saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Noah Gyauch-Quirk, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base. Gyauch-Quirk has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On Bethlehem Catholic's side, not much got past Phil Taylor, who gave up just four hits to keep Liberty off the board.
Liberty's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-4. As for Bethlehem Catholic, they pushed their record up to 8-3 with that win, which was their seventh straight on the road.
Liberty will face off against Louis E. Dieruff at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Liberty is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season. As for Bethlehem Catholic, they will be playing at home against Nazareth Area at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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