The Liberty Bison are on the road again on Saturday to play the Valley Christian Defenders. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Liberty: 2.6, Valley Christian: 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Liberty is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Quartz Hill a 5-0 shutout.
The result came thanks to Janessa Giugliano's shutout, as she gave up just five hits and racked up eight Ks. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Kaylee Fraund was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Haley Kitzerow, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Valley Christian stacked an 11th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Saturday. They put the hurt on St. Bonaventure with a sharp 21-13 win. Valley Christian's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Peyton Kingery was incredible, firing off three home runs, nine RBI, and four runs while going 5-for-6. Britton Brown was another key contributor, going 6-for-7 with four runs, three doubles, and two RBI.
Liberty has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-6 record this season. As for Valley Christian, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 17-6.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Saturday. Liberty hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1.1 home runs per game. However, it's not like Valley Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.4. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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