Spring Mountain is 0-4 against Liberty Baptist Academy since March of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Spring Mountain Eagles will head out on the road to take on the Liberty Baptist Academy Knights at 4:00 p.m. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Two weeks ago, Spring Mountain fell victim to a tough 18-5 defeat at the hands of Cheyenne.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but Liberty Baptist Academy had to settle for a 10-9 loss against Lincoln County on Tuesday. Liberty Baptist Academy has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Noah McConnell put in work no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 15 over five innings pitched. McConnell has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. McConnell was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and an RBI.
In other batting news, Bruce Delgado made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Spring Mountain's record is now 0-2-1. As for Liberty Baptist Academy, their record now sits at 1-4.
Spring Mountain might still be hurting after the 16-6 defeat they got from Liberty Baptist Academy when the teams last played back in April of 2019. Can Spring Mountain avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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