With a playoff game on the line, Liberty County rose to the challenge on Wednesday. They won by a run and slipped past the Franklin County Seahawks 7-6. The victory was nothing new for Liberty County as they're now sitting on four straight.
Kallan Mercer was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Mercer has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Mercer was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Gabrie Flowers and Taylor Kincaid did most of the damage at the plate: Flowers got on base in three of her five plate appearances with three RBI and a double, while Kincaid scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Chesnee Hires, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
On Franklin County's side, they saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Micahlyn O'Neal, who went 3-for-3 with an RBI.
Liberty County is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-6 record this season. As for Franklin County, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-12.
Liberty County will head out on the road to challenge Branford at 1:45 p.m. on Friday. The last three games Branford has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. Franklin County does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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