Liberty Ranch entered their tilt with Union Mine with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They put the hurt on the Union Mine Diamondbacks with a sharp 8-2 win on Thursday. Considering Liberty Ranch has won five matches by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Kade Lecompte was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out nine over six innings pitched. Lecompte has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Lecompte was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Garrett Owen was incredible, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Shaye Setter, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
On Union Mine's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Schurmann, who went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Brock Buak, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Liberty Ranch is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for Union Mine, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-11.
Liberty Ranch will head out on the road to take on Bradshaw Christian at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Bradshaw Christian will roll in looking for their 17th straight victory, something Liberty Ranch surely won't give up without a fight. As for Union Mine, they will head out on the road to challenge Rosemont at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Rosemont has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.41 runs per game on average), something Union Mine will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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