The Southlake Carroll Dragons are taking a road trip to challenge the Liberty Christian Warriors at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Southlake Carroll 2.7, Liberty Christian 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Southlake Carroll is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Harvard-Westlake just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of the Wolverines by a score of 7-5. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Dragons have suffered since April 19, 2024.
Meanwhile, Liberty Christian entered their tilt with Nolan Catholic last Friday with 13 consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with 14. They came out on top against the Vikings by a score of 6-1. That's two games straight that the Warriors have won by exactly five runs.
Colton Zahorik tossed a big game, pitching six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Evan Wells, who went 3-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. Another player making a difference was Hogan Nelson, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Liberty Christian pushed their record up to 28-4 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.3 runs over those games. As for Southlake Carroll, their defeat dropped their record down to 22-6-1.
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