The Liberty Bison will take on the Grace Lancers at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Liberty is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Mark Keppel with a sharp 10-3 victory. Considering Liberty has won 14 matchups by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Janessa Giugliano spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on 11 hits.
At the plate, Attiana Thompson was excellent, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4. Cheri LeDoux was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-1.
Garden Grove typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday Grace proved too difficult a challenge. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Argonauts and snuck past 4-3. The win made it back-to-back victories for Grace.
Rosy Salazar made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Salazar has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Salazar was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
In other batting news, Ava Depew was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and a double.
Liberty has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-6 record this season. As for Grace, their win bumped their record up to 18-3-1.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Liberty hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1 home runs per game. However, it's not like Grace struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.6. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other softball content.
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