The Africentric Early College Nubians are taking a road trip to square off against the Liberty Union Lions at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Africentric Early College has struggled recently with eight losses in a row, while Liberty Union will arrive with 18 straight victories.
Africentric Early College couldn't beat Eastmoor Academy on Friday even though they stacked five runs on them in the fourth inning. The Nubians came up short against the Warriors, falling 25-10.
Tashay Hammons was cooking despite her team's loss, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with three stolen bases and one run. The team also got some help courtesy of Diora Pettiford, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with three runs and one RBI.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Liberty Union faced off against Pickerington Central on Friday. The Lions put the hurt on the Tigers with a sharp 7-1 win. The Lions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 15 matches by six runs or more this season.
Liberty Union's victory was their 11th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 24-1. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games. As for Africentric Early College, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-11-1.
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