Liberty and Francis Scott Key are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2018, but likely not for long. The Liberty Lions will head out on the road to challenge the Francis Scott Key Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Liberty comes in on seven and Francis Scott Key on 13.
Liberty's hitters will try to repeat the strong performance they gave on Friday, when they got past Manchester Valley's usually-dominant pitching crew. Liberty's pitchers stepped up to hand Manchester Valley a 10-0 shutout. Liberty might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won four matches by six runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Francis Scott Key stacked a 12th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They put the hurt on Winters Mill with a sharp 14-3 win.
Francis Scott Key let Emma Taff and Kendall Jackman loose on the outfield. Taff scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances, while Jackman scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Piper Beahm was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
Liberty's victory bumped their record up to 7-4. As for Francis Scott Key, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-2.
Liberty suffered a grim 14-4 defeat to Francis Scott Key in their previous matchup on April 5th. Can Liberty avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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