The third road match was the charm for Liberty, as they earned their first road win of the season. They put the hurt on the Green Valley Gators with a sharp 8-2 win on Tuesday. That's more bragging rights for Liberty, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Dominic Ostolaza tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over 6.1 innings pitched.
At the plate, Liberty's victory was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jaydrien Klein-Baker, who scored a run while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Jacob Damore, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
On Green Valley's side, Chacen Rasavong was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits.
On the hitting side, Green Valley saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Braden Chun, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
The win got Liberty back to even at 9-9. As for Green Valley, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-12 record this season.
Liberty will challenge American Fork at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The last five games American Fork has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Green Valley, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Faith Lutheran at 3:30 p.m. Faith Lutheran's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Green Valley's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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