Liberty extended their losing streak to three on Friday, dropping them down to 5-13. They lost 8-2 to the Amherst County Lancers. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Lancers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 17-0 back in April.
Liberty saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Georgia Severs, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one RBI.
As for Amherst County, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 16-1. The result was nothing new for the Lancers, who have now won 11 games by six runs or more so far this season.
On Amherst County's side, they got a great performance from Reagan Hunt as she struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Hunt has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Anneslee Terry, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with three stolen bases and three runs. Those three stolen bases gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Adaline Kurko, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI and one double.
We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Liberty is set to square off against their familiar foe Liberty Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Amherst County will face off against rival Rustburg at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Lancers 2.2, the Red Devils 1.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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