Woodward had lost six straight on the road, but on Thursday they dropped their record down to 7-17 to make it seven. They fell just short of the Liberal Redskins by a score of 11-10. That's two games in a row now that the Boomers have lost by just one run.
As for Liberal, their victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-7. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win they have posted since May 7, 2024.
For Liberal's part, Alexander Schwindt was a standout: he got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. That stolen base marked the first that Schwindt has snagged this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Kye Morris, who went 2-for-3 with one triple, one stolen base, and two RBI.
While Woodward had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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