The Liberty Lions will stay at home for another game and welcome the East Union Lancers at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Last Tuesday, Liberty had just enough and edged Rodriguez out 2-1.
David Roberts spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on three hits. Cruz Van Slyke came in to relieve Roberts and was airtight, giving up no runs, hits or walks in his two innings pitched.
At the plate, Liberty saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Stevie Wellens, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, East Union waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They had just enough and edged the Falcons out 3-2. Three seems to be a good number for East Union as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Zach Grabowski looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits.
On the hitting side, Carson Sanders was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. JP Abrew was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Liberty's victory bumped their record up to 3-5. As for East Union, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-1.
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