Northampton lost against Liberty back in May of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Northampton Konkrete Kids fell just short of the Liberty Hurricanes by a score of 8-6. Northampton has struggled against Liberty recently, as their contest on Tuesday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Northampton saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Logan Higgins, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Higgins has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Billy Stuhldreher, who went 2-for-3 with a triple and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Northampton was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with three doubles. This was only their first loss (out of three games) when they post three or more doubles.
On Liberty's side, Noah Gyauch-Quirk made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Gyauch-Quirk was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Jacob Rivera was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Jack Evans was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Northampton's loss dropped their record down to 15-8. As for Liberty, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 19-5.
As of now, neither Northampton nor Liberty have any future games scheduled.
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