Liberty fell victim to Gilmer County and their airtight pitching crew in Saturday's first game. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 9-0 walloping at the hands of the Gilmer County Titans. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Liberty in their matchups with Gilmer County: they've now lost three in a row.
Liberty saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ty Finster, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base. Finster has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
On Gilmer County's side, they got a big performance out of Jacob Stewart, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI, a stolen base, and a run. Another player making a difference was Colton Hall, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Liberty's defeat dropped their record down to 2-10. As for Gilmer County, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-2-1 record this season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Liberty by a score of 11-10 later that day.
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