Hazen has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge the Liberty Patriots at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hazen will be strutting in after a victory while Liberty will be coming in after a defeat.
Hazen can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Friday. They were the clear victor by an 18-5 margin over Lindbergh.
Mariah McCullough was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over 4.1 innings pitched. McCullough was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Kenzie Galliano was incredible, going 3-for-3 with a home run, seven RBI, and four runs. Keegan Castro was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with three runs, a triple, and two RBI.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 22 runs the game before, Liberty was a bit more limited in their game on Tuesday. They lost 8-2 to Juanita. Liberty has struggled against Juanita recently, as their match on Tuesday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Liberty saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Abby Gallas, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and an RBI.
Hazen is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 10-7 record this season. As for Liberty, their loss dropped their record down to 11-11.
Thursday's matchup might come down to which pitcher can control the ball better. Hazen has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .489. However, it's not like Liberty struggles in that department as they've averaged .504. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Hazen came up short against Liberty in their previous matchup back in April, falling 9-6. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Liberty's Layne Ford, who pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Now that Hazen knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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