The Liberty County Bulldogs will venture away from home to square off against the Holmes County Blue Devils at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Liberty County is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.
Things were looking good for Liberty County after they put the first runs on the board on Friday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They took a 7-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of Blountstown.
Charlie Sanders made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last matchup, Holmes County made sure to put some runs up on the board against Tift County on Thursday. Holmes County blew past Tift County 15-4. The result was nothing new for Holmes County, who have now won ten contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
Colby Powell and Bryant Mathis did most of the damage at the plate: Powell scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Mathis scored a run while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Egan Segers, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Holmes County kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 16 hits. That's the most hits they've posted since the start of last season.
Holmes County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for Liberty County, their loss dropped their record down to 3-10.
Liberty County couldn't quite finish off Holmes County when the teams last played back in March of 2024 and fell 2-0. Can the Bulldogs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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