It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Liberty County had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They beat the Aucilla Christian Warriors by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 8-5. The win was familiar territory for Liberty County who now have eight in a row.
Gavin Jerkins made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over 6.1 innings pitched. Jerkins has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. Jerkins was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, Trenton Hires and Cayson Evans did most of the damage at the plate: Hires scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Evans scored two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Gabriel Patton, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Liberty County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. As for Aucilla Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 21-4.
Liberty County didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 3-1 defeat vs. Madison County on the 2nd. Aucilla Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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