The Liberty Union Lions will square off against the West Jefferson Roughriders at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
While Liberty Union's victory against Grandview Heights wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Lions had just enough and edged out the Bobcats 3-1. Three seems to be a good number for the Lions as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Tanner Farmer spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on five hits and racked up 11 Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Liberty Union saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cole Thomas, who went 1-for-3 with one run.
Meanwhile, with a playoff win on the line, West Jefferson rose to the challenge on Thursday. They put the hurt on Granville Christian Academy with a sharp 11-1 victory. The Roughriders are really starting to get used to good results now that the team has won 15 straight.
West Jefferson's win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-3. The team dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 9.1 runs. As for Liberty Union, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-10.
Liberty Union suffered a grim 10-4 defeat to West Jefferson in their previous meeting back in May of 2017. Can the Lions avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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