The Liberty Eagles will venture away from home to challenge the Camp Point Central Panthers at 10:00 a.m. on Friday.
On Thursday, Liberty didn't have quite enough to beat Quincy Notre Dame and fell 6-5. The Eagles have struggled against the Raiders recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Liberty saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Beau Luaders, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI. Another was Dylan Hocking, who went 1-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
While Camp Point Central didn't have the best season last year (they finished 7-21), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They blew past Triopia/Meredosia-Chambersburg/Virginia 15-7 on Tuesday. Considering the Panthers have won three matchups by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
The victory made it two in a row for Camp Point Central and bumps their season record up to 5-1. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 15.5 runs over those games. As for Liberty, their loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 3-3-1.
Liberty came out on top in a nail-biter against Camp Point Central when the teams last played last Thursday, sneaking past 7-5. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Eagles since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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