Helena had already won 15 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.8 runs), and they went ahead and made it 16 on Saturday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Liberty Creek Wolves 8-6.
The team relied heavily on Destiny Brashears, who went 1-for-2 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Presley Lively, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Helena has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 21 of their last 23 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 34-4 record this season. As for Liberty Creek, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 16-7-1.
Helena is on the road again on Saturday to play Orange Beach at 1:00 p.m. Orange Beach will roll in looking for their 33rd straight win, something Helena surely won't give up without a fight. As for Liberty Creek, they will take on Brookwood at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Brookwood: 3.5, Liberty Creek: 2.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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