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| 04/22/24 - Home | 14-0 W |
| 04/22/24 - Home | 6-3 W |
| 04/18/22 - Home | 9-8 W |
| 04/11/19 - Away | 11-8 W |
| 04/12/18 - Home | 9-8 W |
| 03/23/18 - Home | 6-4 W |
Mountain Grove is a perfect 6-0 against Liberty since March of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. Mountain Grove will challenge Liberty at 4:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Mountain Grove barely beat Alton the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. Mountain Grove blew past Alton 17-6 on Monday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.
Hannah Dowden looked comfortable as she struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits.
On the hitting side, Mountain Grove got a massive performance out of Gabby Miller, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Stella Benson, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-5.
Meanwhile, Liberty got themselves on the board against Summersville on Monday, but Summersville never followed suit. They put the hurt on the Wildcats with a sharp 17-0 win. The victory continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Wildcats: they've now won four in a row.
The win got Liberty back to even at 4-4. As for Mountain Grove, their victory bumped their record up to 2-0.
Everything went Mountain Grove's way against Liberty in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, as Mountain Grove made off with a 14-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mountain Grove since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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