Liberty had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They walked away with a 6-2 victory over the Las Lomas Knights. For the Lions, this counts as revenge for the 6-2 win the Knights walked away with the last time they faced one another back in March of 2019.
Tristan Ainsworth
Tristan Ainsworth tossed a big game, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over six innings pitched. Liberty is undefeated when Ainsworth allows one or fewer earned runs, but 3-4 otherwise.
At the plate, Chayce Formosa was excellent, going 3-for-4 with two RBI and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Trace Hoover, who went 1-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
Liberty hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Las Lomas struck out seven times.
Liberty pushed their record up to 7-4 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Las Lomas, they now have a losing record of 4-5-1.
Looking ahead, Liberty will venture away from home to square off against Rodriguez at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Las Lomas, they will challenge Archie Williams at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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