The Wyoming East Warriors will head out to square off against the Liberty Raiders at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
Wyoming East came into this matchup off a tough eight-run loss on Thursday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Woodrow Wilson by a score of 10-8 on Friday. The Warriors haven't had much luck with the Flying Eagles recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.
Carlee Rollins and Kaydee Shrewsbury stepped up to the plate in a big way. Rollins scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4, while Shrewsbury scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Victoria Smith also deserves some recognition as she hit her first double of the season.
Meanwhile, while Liberty put up plenty of runs on Thursday, the same can't be said for Summers County. The Raiders put the hurt on the Bobcats with a sharp 16-0 win. The Raiders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by six runs or more this season.
Maddie Cox made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Cox was even better at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Alyssa Scarbro, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-2. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Stella Brown, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one triple, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Liberty always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .714. The last time their OBP was this high was back in April of 2024.
Wyoming East's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Liberty, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Wyoming East might still be hurting after the 19-13 loss they got from Liberty when the teams last played back in March. Can the Warriors avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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