It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Round Mountain had no problem doing just that on Friday. They had just enough and edged the Liberty Baptist Academy Knights out 8-6. The win was some much needed relief for Round Mountain as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
For Liberty Baptist Academy's part, Noah McConnell was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over 4.1 innings pitched. McConnell has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. McConnell was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
McConnell wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Campbell, who went 3-for-4 with two RBI.
Round Mountain's victory bumped their record up to 11-7. As for Liberty Baptist Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-9.
Round Mountain is on the road again on Friday to play Pahranagat Valley at 4:00 p.m. Liberty Baptist Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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