It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Liberty Union had no problem doing just that on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Africentric Early College Nubians a 27-0 shutout. The Lions' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.

Lions
05/19/25 vs Africentric Early College | 27-0 |
05/16/25 vs Pickerington Central | 7-1 |
05/14/25 vs Harvest Prep | 23-0 |
05/08/25 vs Licking Heights | 3-0 |
05/07/25 @ Logan Elm | 1-0 |
+ 14 more games |
The win (which was Liberty Union's 19th in a row) raised their record to 25-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Africentric Early College, their defeat was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 1-12-1.
Coming up, Liberty Union will challenge Centerburg at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The Lions will need to watch out since the Trojans have now posted at least ten runs in their last four contests. Africentric Early College does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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