Forest Grove is 8-1 against Liberty since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Forest Grove Vikings will be playing in front of their home fans against the Liberty Falcons at 5:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Forest Grove will head into Friday's matchup ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Glencoe two weeks ago but the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the six-point defeat they were dealt on April 10th. Forest Grove fell just short of Glencoe by a score of 3-1. Forest Grove has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Liberty was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 15th straight loss. They fell 6-2 to Century.
Addie Johnson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and two unearned) runs on 11 hits and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, Natalie Rabe made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI.
Forest Grove's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-5. As for Liberty, their loss dropped their record down to 1-15.
Forest Grove beat Liberty 5-1 in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Does Forest Grove have another victory up their sleeve, or will Liberty turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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