It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Mercer Island ultimately got the result they hoped for on Saturday. They had just enough and edged the Liberty Patriots out 5-3. For Mercer Island, this counts as revenge for the 4-3 loss Liberty walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April.
Jack Buchan tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits.
On the hitting side, Mercer Island saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Neal Baron, who went 2-for-4 with an RBI.
On Liberty's side, they got a good showing from Konner Erickson, who pitched 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
Mercer Island's win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-12. As for Liberty, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-10.
Mercer Island will head out on the road to challenge Juanita at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Juanita's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Mercer Island's hitters will have their work cut out for them. Liberty does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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