Garfield won the last time they faced Liberty, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Garfield G-Men had just enough and edged the Liberty Leopards out 8-7. That's two games straight that Garfield has won by just one run.
Olivia Zicari was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and a triple. Kolby Fresch was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 1-for-3.
Garfield pushed their record up to 7-4 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Liberty, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-7.
Garfield will head out on the road to challenge LaBrae at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The last four games Garfield has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Liberty, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Southeast at 5:30 p.m. Southeast knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy run totals in its past three matches -- so hopefully Liberty likes a good challenge.
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