It was a Battle of the Birds when Staley challenged Liberty North on Monday. The Falcons fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 5-4. The Falcons have struggled against the Eagles recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Addison Cole was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she tossed six innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off nine hits.
On the hitting side, Staley saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Vanessa Stout, who went 2-for-4 with one RBI.
Staley's loss dropped their record down to 10-8. As for Liberty North, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 5-1.
Staley didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, an 8-2 defeat against Raymore-Peculiar on the 24th. Liberty North does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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