Liberty's hitters rose to the challenge against a Cardinals pitching crew that boasted an average of only 3.43 runs allowed on Thursday. Everything went the Liberty Hurricanes' way against the Pocono Mountain East Cardinals as the Liberty Hurricanes made off with a 13-2 victory. The win was nothing new for Liberty as they're now sitting on three straight.
JJ Cruz tossed a big game, striking out six batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jacob Rivera, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4. Justin Goire was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
On Pocono Mountain East's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Adam Horvath, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Liberty is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. As for Pocono Mountain East, their loss ended a nine-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-5.
Liberty will take on Bethlehem Catholic at 7:05 p.m. on Friday. Both teams will come into the contest having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes. Pocono Mountain East does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
