Southeast Bulloch is 9-0 against Liberty County since September of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Southeast Bulloch Yellow Jackets will be playing in front of their home fans against the Liberty County Panthers at 5:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Southeast Bulloch's favor as the squad sits on ten straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Liberty County has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road.
Southeast Bulloch's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. Everything went their way against Jenkins as Southeast Bulloch made off with a 10-0 victory. Considering the Yellow Jackets have won ten contests by more than six runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Liberty County didn't have quite enough to beat Islands on Wednesday and fell 7-6.
Kayleigh Barnard put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out nine batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in batting average. She was even better at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing five bases while going 4-for-5.
In other batting news, Adaiah Ferguson was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 3-for-3. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in hits. The team also got some help courtesy of Brighton Harpe, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Liberty County kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're hit total in three consecutive games.
Southeast Bulloch's win bumped their record up to 17-1. As for Liberty County, their loss dropped their record down to 4-9-1.
Southeast Bulloch took their victory against Liberty County when the teams last played back in August by a conclusive 16-3. Will Southeast Bulloch repeat their success, or does Liberty County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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