After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Kettle Run, Liberty was happy to have turned things around on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Unity Reed Lions a 22-0 shutout. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Eagles considering their two-run performance the contest before.
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Dylan Walkowiak and Jairo Contreras Leon did most of the damage at the plate: Walkowiak went 2-for-3 with three runs, one triple, and one stolen base, while Contreras Leon went a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Contreras Leon is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's snagged at least one every time he's taken the field this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Christopher Laws, who went 1-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.
Liberty always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .614. The last time their OBP was this high was was before the start of last season.
Liberty now has a winning record of 2-1.
Coming up, Liberty will venture away from home to face off against James Wood at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Unity Reed, they will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on Park View at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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