After low-scoring totals in their previous three contests, Hilltop Christian brought some dynamite into their most recent match. Everything went their way against the Liberty Christian Patriots on Tuesday as the Hilltop Christian Chargers made off with a 22-7 win. Hilltop Christian's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Jacob Smith was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing six bases while going 3-for-4. Andrew Fleischer was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while going 2-for-2.
On Liberty Christian's side, Jorge Briales and Jakeem Bradford did some serious damage despite the final result: Briales scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2, while Bradford scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Briales has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Emmanuel Avila, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-1.
Hilltop Christian's victory ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-7. As for Liberty Christian, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-11.
As of now, neither Hilltop Christian nor Liberty Christian have any future games scheduled.
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