The Liberty Chargers will head out on the road to square off against the Tohopekaliga Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Liberty never got on the board in their matchup on Friday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Ridge Community last Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Bolts with a sharp 17-7 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Liberty.
Yasmin Elaraj was incredible, going 4-for-4 with four runs, five RBI, and a triple. She hasn't dropped below four hits for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Shyanne Bullard, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI.
Meanwhile, Tohopekaliga waltzed into their match on Monday with three straight wins... but they left with four. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Storm a 21-0 shutout. Tohopekaliga's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Maria Santiago was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (she also didn't allow any walks). Santiago was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with four runs and four RBI.
In other batting news, Anaya Josue was incredible, going 1-for-2 with a home run, five RBI, and three runs. Valeria Perez was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Liberty's record is now 6-7. As for Tohopekaliga, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season.
Liberty suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Tohopekaliga when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Santiago, who pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (she also didn't allow any walks). Now that Liberty knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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