Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lee Williams). They blew past the Liberty Baptist Academy Knights 18-1 on Thursday. With that victory, the Volunteers brought their scoring average up to 6.4 runs per game.
Ian McGrew
| 03/05/26 vs Liberty Baptist Academy | 6 |
| 03/07/25 vs Palo Verde Valley | 5 |
| 04/05/25 @ Flagstaff | 4 |
| 03/20/25 @ Coconino | 4 |
| 04/26/25 vs Bradshaw Mountain | 3 |
Ian McGrew looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out six over four innings pitched. Those six strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Payton Loucks, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs, four RBI, and one double. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Lincoln Lewandowski, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Lee Williams' first win this season bumped their record up to 1-3-1. As for Liberty Baptist Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-3.
Coming up, Liberty Baptist Academy will take on River Valley in a tournament on Thursday. Lee Williams will be paying especially close attention to the Knights' matchup: after the Knights face off against North Valley Christian Academy, they'll take on Lee Williams again at 10:30 a.m. on Friday.
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