It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Liberty had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They came out on top against the Parkland Trojans by a score of 7-4. The win was nothing new for Liberty as they're now sitting on six straight.
Michael Mariano Jr. looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits.
On the hitting side, Liberty got a big performance out of Dayton Aguiar, who went 3-for-3 with a triple and a run. Braylen Gonzalez was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
On Parkland's side, Michael Kohler was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over 4.2 innings pitched. Kohler has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Parkland saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Klotz, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Landen Benner, who went 3-for-4 with an RBI.
Liberty is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-5 record this season. As for Parkland, their loss dropped their record down to 17-7.
Liberty will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Neshaminy at 7:00 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Liberty: 2.5, Neshaminy: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. Parkland does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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