Liberty County put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Franklin County Seahawks a 7-0 shutout. The victory was familiar territory for Liberty County who now have four in a row.
Dylan Chester looked comfortable as he tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Trenton Hires was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Cayson Evans, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI.
Liberty County is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. As for Franklin County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-10.
Liberty County will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Freeport at 6:00 p.m. Liberty County's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Freeport's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Franklin County, they will head out on the road to take on Chipley at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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