Liberty is 1-9 against Chester since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Liberty Indians are on the road again to play the Chester Hambletonians at 4:30 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
In what's become a running theme this season, Liberty gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. Everything went their way against Fallsburg as Liberty made off with a 22-4 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Liberty considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Angie Wheeler made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out 11 batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Wheeler was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Aubrey Botsford was incredible, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances with six RBI, two stolen bases, and three runs. Nevaeh Davis was another key contributor, scoring four runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Chester had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They walked away with a 9-6 win over the Bulldogs. That's two games straight that Chester has won by exactly three runs.
Liberty's victory bumped their record up to 5-7. As for Chester, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season.
Liberty might still be hurting after the 25-0 defeat they got from Chester in their previous matchup back in April. Can Liberty avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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