It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Liberty Charter can now relate to. They lost 14-2 to the Calvin Christian Crusaders on Wednesday. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, Liberty Charter couldn't push the score so high this time.
Liberty Charter saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ernest Sanders, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
On Calvin Christian's side, Tyler Hoff made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Hoff has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Hoff was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base.
In other batting news, Cole Souders was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. Jay Paek was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with four RBI and a run.
Liberty Charter has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-16 record this season. As for Calvin Christian, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 19-3.
Liberty Charter will head out on the road to take on Victory Christian Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Victory Christian Academy has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 10.67 runs per game on average), something Liberty Charter will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Calvin Christian, they will play host again on Friday to welcome Borrego Springs, where first pitch is scheduled at 4:00 p.m. Both teams will come into the game having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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