The Liberty Leopards will head out on the road to face off against the Newton Falls Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Liberty is no doubt hoping to put an end to an 11-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Liberty lost 16-1 to Western Reserve on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Newton Falls waltzed into their game on Wednesday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Red Devils an 11-0 shutout. With that win, Newton Falls brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.
Trevor Ruscoe was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Ruscoe has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Ruscoe was even better at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, three RBI, and a double.
In other batting news, Leland Vargo was a standout: he scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Powell, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Liberty's defeat dropped their record down to 2-10. As for Newton Falls, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a massive bump to their 10-7-1 record this season.
Liberty suffered a grim 12-0 defeat to Newton Falls in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can Liberty avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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