Pittsburg extended their losing streak to three on Thursday, dropping their season record down to 15-5 in the process. They fell 4-1 to the Liberty Lions. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Lions this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 2-1 on Tuesday.
Pittsburg saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Devin Simonton, who went 1-for-3 with one double.
As for Liberty, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 13-6. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.5 runs on average over those games.
On Liberty's side, Chayce Formosa spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered a run (which was unearned) on seven hits and racked up ten Ks. Formosa has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Rane Miller, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Pittsburg is set to take on their familiar foe Deer Valley at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Liberty will face off against rival Freedom at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Lions 4, the Falcons 3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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