A feisty cat fight will be fought as Boulder Creek Jaguars take on Liberty Lions at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. The timing is sure in Boulder Creek's favor as the squad sits on four straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Liberty has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
Boulder Creek is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Mountain Ridge, who was ranked 13th at the time (Boulder Creek was ranked 12th). The Jaguars fell just short of the Mountain Lions by a score of 6-4 on Tuesday.
Kinsey Wilcox was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she pitched five innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits.
On the hitting side, Boulder Creek saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hayden Hale, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Liberty's offense. They lost 10-0 to O'Connor on Thursday.
Liberty now has a losing record of 6-7-1. As for Boulder Creek, their loss dropped their record down to 14-4.
Boulder Creek's speedy runners might be the difference in Thursday's match. The Jaguars have been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.4 stolen bases per game. It's a different story for Liberty, though, as they've been averaging only 0.9 stolen bases. Will they be able to secure the bases, or will Boulder Creek continue to outrun the ball?
Boulder Creek was able to grind out a solid win over Liberty when the teams last played back in February, winning 11-8. Will the Jaguars repeat their success, or do the Lions have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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