Liberty Christian is 0-4 against Southern Wells since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Liberty Christian Lions will take on the Southern Wells Raiders at 5:00 p.m. Liberty Christian will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
On Tuesday, everything went Liberty Christian's way against Tindley as Liberty Christian made off with a 20-5 win. With that victory, Liberty Christian brought their scoring average up to 6.5 runs per game.
Zane Hoffman was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Hoffman was even better at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Josh Goodman, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run, four runs, and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Calyb Greenlee, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Southern Wells was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They took a 6-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Woodlan.
Caleb Johnson made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Jakob Gearheart was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Liberty Christian's win bumped their record up to 7-16. As for Southern Wells, their loss dropped their record down to 3-17.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. Liberty Christian has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 5.3 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Southern Wells struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.5. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Liberty Christian might still be hurting after the 14-3 defeat they got from Southern Wells when the teams last played back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Southern Wells' Landon Johnson, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Now that Liberty Christian knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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