Westminster is 1-9 against Liberty since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Owls will be playing in front of their home fans against the Lions at 4:30 p.m.
It was a Battle of the Birds when Westminster duked it out with Winters Mill on Saturday. The Owls fell just short of the Falcons by a score of 10-9.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Liberty, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They put the hurt on South Carroll with a sharp 12-2 victory on Wednesday. The win continues a trend for the Lions in their matchups with the Cavaliers: they've now won eight in a row.
Liberty got a massive performance out of Carter Shanks, who went 1-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Danny Nelson, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Liberty always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .543. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as South Carroll only posted an OBP of .360.
Liberty pushed their record up to 3-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Westminster, their defeat was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 4-2.
Westminster came out on top in a nail-biter against Liberty in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, sneaking past 5-3. Do the Owls have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Lions turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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