The Hamilton/Warsaw Titans will challenge the Liberty Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hamilton/Warsaw will be strutting in after a win while Liberty will be coming in after a defeat.
Hamilton/Warsaw's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They came out on top against West Prairie by a score of 3-0. That's two games straight that the Titans have won by exactly three runs.
Meanwhile, Liberty unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They came up short against Pittsfield, falling 18-7.
Jack Sparrow put in work no matter where he played. He struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and six unearned) runs off four hits. Sparrow was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two runs and one double.
In other pitching news, Liberty got a good showing from Jack Wietholder, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
Back at the plate, Evan Sims made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with three RBI, one triple, and one run. That triple was his first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Layne Bent, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs.
Hamilton/Warsaw is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 6-16 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Liberty, their loss dropped their record down to 13-10.
Hamilton/Warsaw might still be hurting after the 12-2 defeat they got from Liberty when the teams last played back in March. Will the Titans have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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