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| 03/31/18 - Away | 3-2 W |
| 04/15/17 - Home | 7-5 W |
| 04/02/16 - Away | 7-1 W |
| 05/09/15 - Home | 10-6 W |
Hazleton Area is a perfect 4-0 against Liberty since May of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Saturday. The Cougars will face off against the Hurricanes at 12:00 p.m. Hazleton Area will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
On Wednesday, it was close, but Hazleton Area sidestepped Wilkes-Barre for an 11-10 victory. That's two games straight that the Cougars have won by just one run.
Kayla Lagowy was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Emme Zanolini, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Hazleton Area kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least nine hits in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Liberty came up short against Notre Dame-Green Pond on Thursday and fell 9-5.
Hazleton Area's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.4 runs over those games. As for Liberty, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-2.
Hazleton Area skirted past Liberty 3-2 in their previous meeting back in March of 2018. Will the Cougars repeat their success, or do the Hurricanes have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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