The West Plains Wolves will be taking part in a tournament against the Liberty Panthers at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. West Plains will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
If West Plains beats Liberty with six runs on Saturday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. West Plains beat New Diana on Friday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 6-1.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Liberty). They came out on top against Jasper by a score of 8-5 on Friday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Panthers with their most commanding win of the season.
The team relied heavily on Kenan Clevenger, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. He has become a key player for Liberty: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 1-5 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Leyton Kirkland, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Liberty hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most five strikeouts in six consecutive games.
West Plains now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Liberty, the victory snapped their losing streak at four games and leaves them with a 3-6 record.
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