Liberty County extended their postseason success on Tuesday against Aucilla Christian. They walked away with an 8-5 win over the Aucilla Christian Warriors. The victory was nothing new for Liberty County as they're now sitting on seven straight.
Gavin Jerkins made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over 6.1 innings pitched. Jerkins has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Jerkins was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, Trenton Hires and Cayson Evans did most of the damage at the plate: Hires scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Evans scored two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Gabriel Patton, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Aucilla Christian's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tucker Wiles, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Trey Roberts, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Liberty County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. As for Aucilla Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 21-3.
Liberty County is on the road again on Thursday to play Madison County at 7:00 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Madison County: 3.4, Liberty County: 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned. Aucilla Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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