The Liberal Redskins will head out to square off against the Cimarron Bluejays at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Liberal came out on top against Garden City on Tuesday thanks in part to the team's impressive six-run sixth inning. The Redskins skirted past the Buffaloes 9-8.
Liberal let Kye Morris and Alexander Schwindt run wild. Morris went 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI, while Schwindt went 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI. That triple was Schwindt's first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Olmstead, who went 1-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Cimarron, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Scott 4-3.
Colby Wilson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He is becoming a predictor of Cimarron's success: when he allows at most two hits the team is 6-1 (and 3-4-2 when he doesn't). Wilson was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two doubles, one stolen base, and one run. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high.
Wilson wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Logan Simon, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one run.
Cimarron is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-5-2 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Liberal, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 5-8.
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