If Liberty County was riding high off their 13-0 takedown of Jackson last Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Liberty County Bulldogs took a 13-9 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Wakulla War Eagles on Tuesday. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Liberty County in their matchups with Wakulla: they've now lost five in a row.
Rylan Roddenberry was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Cayson Evans, who scored a run.
On Wakulla's side, Jesse Nazworth looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Nazworth has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single walk in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Wakulla got a massive performance out of Josiah Pierini, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Owen Klees, who went 1-for-1 with four RBI and a run.
Liberty County's defeat dropped their record down to 9-6. As for Wakulla, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-3-1.
Liberty County is on the road again on Thursday to play Wewahitchka at 7:00 p.m. Liberty County is facing Wewahitchka at the right time seeing as Wewahitchka is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Wakulla, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Madison County at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Madison County: 3.3, Wakulla: 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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