Liberty has been on the road for four straight, but on Wednesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Newton Falls Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Liberty's hitters might be in the hot seat on Wednesday considering what happened against Harding on Saturday. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Raiders.
Meanwhile, Newton Falls entered their tilt with Jackson-Milton with nine consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with ten. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Bluejays 3-2.
Cameron Huff was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Huff was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Huff wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was John Kendall, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Liberty's loss was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-14. As for Newton Falls, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a massive bump to their 12-7-1 record this season.
Liberty suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Newton Falls when the teams last played on Thursday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Newton Falls' Trevor Ruscoe, who didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. Now that Liberty knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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