Liberty came tearing into Tuesday's match with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.4 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Citrus Hill Hawks onto the board and left with a 1-0 victory. This was payback for Liberty, who suffered a 5-2 loss the last time these two teams met.
David Kirk tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On Citrus Hill's side, Nicholas Munoz was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over six innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Citrus Hill saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jordan Zamora, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base.
Even though they lost, Citrus Hill didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Liberty only tossed five.
Liberty pushed their record up to 13-3 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Citrus Hill, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-6.
Liberty will be playing in front of their home fans against Perris at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. Liberty is facing Perris at the right time seeing as Perris is stuck on a 16-game losing streak. As for Citrus Hill, they will be playing at home against Tahquitz at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Citrus Hill: 2.8, Tahquitz: 2.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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