West Jefferson has won eight straight games at home, while Liberty Union has won eight straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Saturday. The Roughriders will host the Lions at 2:00 p.m. West Jefferson knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with ten runs or more in their past three matchups -- so hopefully Liberty Union likes a good challenge.
West Jefferson is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Everything went their way against Granville Christian Academy as they made off with an 11-1 win. The result was nothing new for the Roughriders, who have now won 18 contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Liberty Union won against Berne Union on Tuesday with three runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Thursday. The Lions skirted past Grandview Heights 3-1.
Tanner Farmer spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on five hits and racked up 11 Ks. He has become a key player for Liberty Union: the team is 6-2 when he allows at most two earned runs, but 7-8 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Liberty Union saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cole Thomas, who went 1-for-3 with one run.
Liberty Union is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a massive bump to their 13-10 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.6 runs on average over those games. As for West Jefferson, their win bumped their record up to 21-3.
Everything went West Jefferson's way against Liberty Union in their previous meeting back in May of 2017, as West Jefferson made off with a 10-4 victory. Do the Roughriders have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Lions turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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