The Washington-Liberty Generals are taking a road trip to take on the Langley Saxons at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Washington-Liberty has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with 11 straight losses, while Langley will come in with six straight wins.
Things were looking good for Washington-Liberty after they put the first run on the board on Friday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 17-1 to Wakefield, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Washington-Liberty saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Celia Anbinder, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Langley faced McLean in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Saxons skirted past the Highlanders 1-0.
Not much got past Norah Jacques, who gave up just four hits and racked up 13 Ks to keep McLean off the board. Jacques has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 17 consecutive appearances.
Langley's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-5-1. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Washington-Liberty, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-12.
Washington-Liberty might still be hurting after the 10-1 loss they got from Langley when the teams last played back in April. Can the Generals avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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