Liberty stacked  an  eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Saturday. They never let the Bakersfield Drillers onto the board and left with  a   7-0  win. The  victory made it back-to-back  wins for Liberty.
  Chance Gerecke spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered  just zero earned runs on four hits and racked up seven Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't  pitched less than five  innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
 On the hitting side,  the team  relied heavily on  Tryce Spainhoward, who  went 2-for-4 with a  home run and four  RBI. Another player making a difference was  Brock Thompson, who  scored two  runs and  stole three bases while  getting on base  in three of his four plate appearances.
 Liberty has  been performing  well recently as they've  won four of their last five matchups,  which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record  this season. As for Bakersfield,  this is  the second loss in a row for them and  nudges their season record down to 2-15-1.
 Both  teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Liberty is on the road again  on Tuesday to play Garces Memorial at 4:00  p.m. Garces Memorial is coming into the  match with three straight  defeats at home,  meaning Liberty will have to defend against a  squad hungry for a  victory. As for Bakersfield, they will head out on the road to  challenge  Bakersfield Christian at 4:00  p.m.  on Tuesday. Bakersfield Christian's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1  runs per game  this season, so Bakersfield's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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