After only two runs in their last contest, Lewis County made sure to put some runs up on the board against Liberty on Wednesday. The Lewis County Minutemen walked away with a 10-6 win over the Liberty Mountaineers. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Lewis County also won the last time the pair played back in March of 2023.
Brayden Carder made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up four earned (and two unearned) runs off eight hits. Carder was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Trenton Hunt, who went 3-for-4 with a triple, a run, and a double. Another player making a difference was Luke Clem, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
On Liberty's side, Cooper Floyd was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Lucus Mcpherson, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a double.
The victory got Lewis County back to even at 1-1. As for Liberty, they are on a five-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
Lewis County will be playing at home against Preston at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Liberty will take on Cameron at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Liberty has given up an average of 6.3 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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