After three games on the road, Nicholas County is heading back home. They will take on the Liberty Raiders at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Nicholas County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season.
In what's become a running theme this season, Nicholas County gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. They were the clear victor by an 11-5 margin over Woodrow Wilson.
Nicholas County let Grayson Kesterson and Caleb Burns loose on the outfield. Kesterson scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Burns went 3-for-5 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. Kesterson has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Lucas Milam, who scored a run while going 2-for-5.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Liberty's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They lost 14-4 to Wyoming East. Liberty has struggled against Wyoming East recently, as their contest on Wednesday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Liberty saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Landon Hall, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
Nicholas County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season. As for Liberty, their loss dropped their record down to 8-12.
Everything went Nicholas County's way against Liberty when the teams last played back in April as Nicholas County made off with a 15-5 win. Will Nicholas County repeat their success, or does Liberty have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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