Liberty is 1-9 against Nicholas County since March of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Liberty Raiders are on the road again to play the Nicholas County Grizzlies at 5:30 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Liberty put the finishing touches on their third blowout victory of the season on Monday. Everything went their way against WestSide as Liberty made off with a 10-3 victory.
Meanwhile, Nicholas County beat Greenbrier East 6-1 on Monday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Nicholas County.
Cole Brown spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up 12 Ks.
On the hitting side, Nicholas County's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Cain Ferrell, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Caleb Burns, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Liberty's record now sits at 3-6. As for Nicholas County, their record now sits at 8-3.
Liberty suffered a grim 13-2 defeat to Nicholas County when the teams last played on Tuesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Nicholas County's Coleton Hellems, who struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Now that Liberty knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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