Beaver Dam had lost seven straight on the road, but on Tuesday they dropped their record down to 4-16 to make it eight. They came up short against the Liberty Baptist Academy Knights, falling 16-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Knights this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 30-0 on Tuesday.
As for Liberty Baptist Academy, the win was the tenth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 15-4. They might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 13 games by six runs or more this season.
For Liberty Baptist Academy's part, Noah McConnell made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out ten batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. McConnell has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one hit in five consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, two RBI, and one double. Liberty Baptist Academy is undefeated when McConnell posts two or more runs, but 3-4 otherwise.
In other batting news, Liberty Baptist Academy got a big performance out of Bryce Miano, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and two RBI. Bruce Delgado was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two runs and two RBI.
Coming up, Beaver Dam will look to defend their home field on Friday against Sandy Valley at 1:00 p.m. The Sidewinders have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 13.53 runs per game on average), something the Diamondback will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Liberty Baptist Academy, they will square off against Mountain View Christian at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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