Liberty lost to Poinciana back in March, but they didn't allow them the same satisfaction on Wednesday. The Liberty Chargers walked away with an 8-4 victory over the Poinciana Eagles. The win made it back-to-back victories for Liberty.
Mathew Sosa made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Sosa was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Joel Cruz was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing five bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Adrian Sanchez was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Poinciana's side, Diego Vallejos was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Jophel Lopez, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Liberty's win ended a ten-game drought on the road and puts them at 2-18. As for Poinciana, they dropped their record down to 2-13 with that loss, which was their fourth straight at home.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Liberty will take on Gateway at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Liberty is facing Gateway at the right time seeing as Gateway is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Poinciana, they will head out on the road to challenge Davenport at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Poinciana has given up an average of 6.4 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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