Wyoming East won the last time they faced Liberty, and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Wyoming East Warriors blew past the Liberty Raiders 14-4. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Wyoming East.
Zach Hunt and Jarrod Phillips made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Hunt struck out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off seven hits. Meanwhile, Phillips pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Hunt went 5-for-5 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI, while Phillips went 1-for-1 with three RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Owen Biggs was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 4-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Michael Johnson, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Liberty's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Landon Hall, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
Wyoming East's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 12-10. As for Liberty, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-12.
Wyoming East will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Mingo Central at 6:00 p.m. Wyoming East is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season. As for Liberty, they will head out on the road to take on Nicholas County at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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