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| 04/15/24 - Home | 0-11 L |
| 04/17/23 - Away | 9-1 W |
| 04/21/22 - Home | 6-5 W |
| 05/10/21 - Away | 10-2 W |
| 05/10/21 - Away | 7-9 L |
| + 3 more games |
Liberty and Grafton are an even 4-4 against one another since April of 2017, but likely not for long. The Mountaineers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Bearcats at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Liberty is coming into the game on a five-game losing streak.
Liberty came up short against Preston on Thursday, falling 20-1.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Grafton). They were the clear victors by an 18-3 margin over Preston on Tuesday. The Bearcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matches by six runs or more this season.
Karigan Wildroudt was a standout: she went 2-for-4 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. Those four RBI gave her a new career-high. Ruth Horne was another key player, going 3-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Grafton was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .387. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Preston only posted a batting average of .167.
Grafton is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.9 runs over those games. As for Liberty, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
Liberty might still be hurting after the 11-0 defeat they got from Grafton when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can the Mountaineers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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