The Liberty Red Devils will venture away from home to take on the West-Oak Warriors at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Liberty is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.6 runs per game this season.
Liberty will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Wednesday, then bounced right back against High Point Academy on Friday. The Red Devils put the hurt on the Grizzlies with a sharp 16-1 victory. The Red Devils might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matches by six runs or more this season.
Carson Garrick
| 04/18/25 vs High Point Academy | 3 |
| 03/26/25 vs Anderson C | 2 |
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Carson Garrick made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with three stolen bases and two runs. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Liberty got a big performance out of Cade Collins, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Collins has become a key player for the Red Devils: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 7-8 otherwise. Another player making a difference was T.J. Borow, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, West-Oak was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 12th straight defeat. They lost 10-4 to Belton-Honea Path.
Liberty is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 games. That's provided a massive bump to their 10-9 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.3 runs over those games. As for West-Oak, their loss dropped their record down to 4-14.
Liberty might still be hurting after the 14-1 defeat they got from West-Oak in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Can the Red Devils avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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