The Liberty Eagles will face off against the Thayer Bobcats at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Liberty took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Dora as they made off with an 11-1 win.
Delanie Ellett was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. Ellett was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with three stolen bases and two runs.
Savannah Holdt
| 04/22/25 vs Dora | 10 |
| 03/21/25 @ Alton | 4 |
| 04/15/25 vs Ellington | 3 |
| 04/14/25 @ Cabool | 3 |
| 04/21/25 @ Salem | 1 |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Savannah Holdt, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with ten stolen bases, four runs, and one RBI. Those ten stolen bases gave her a new career-high. Ella Phipps was another key player, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs.
Meanwhile, Thayer hadn't done well against Ava recently (they were 0-4 in their previous four matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. The Bobcats put the hurt on the Bears with a sharp 13-2 victory. The Bobcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by seven runs or more this season.
The win made it two in a row for Thayer and bumps their season record up to 10-4. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.5 runs over those games. As for Liberty, their win bumped their record up to 7-11.
Liberty might still be hurting after the 22-0 defeat they got from Thayer in their previous matchup back in March. Can the Eagles avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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