Robert C. Byrd lost against Liberty two weeks ago, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Robert C. Byrd Eagles fell just short of the Liberty Mountaineers by a score of 7-6. Robert C. Byrd has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Owen OMara put in work no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out six batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off two hits. OMara has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. OMara was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Rylan Rock made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Robert C. Byrd didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Liberty only tossed three.
On Liberty's side, they got a big performance out of Cooper Floyd, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Landon Clevenger, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Robert C. Byrd's loss dropped their record down to 11-17. As for Liberty, their victory ended a ten-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 5-21.
Robert C. Byrd will take on Bridgeport at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Robert C. Byrd is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season. As for Liberty, they will be playing at home against Lincoln at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lincoln is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
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