The Liberty Christian Patriots are taking a road trip to challenge the Vandalia Christian Vikings at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Liberty Christian is looking for their season's first win.
Two weeks ago, Liberty Christian came up short against Vandalia Christian and fell 7-4.
For Vandalia Christian's part, the team relied heavily on Spencer Vance, who scored two runs and stole five bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Vance has become a key player for the Vikings: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 2-3 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Hamilton Stone, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Vandalia Christian always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .559. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Liberty Christian only posted an OBP of .240.
Liberty Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Vandalia Christian, with the loss, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 7-4.
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