It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Sunnyside can now relate to. They lost 13-0 to the Liberty Hawks on Tuesday. Sunnyside has struggled against Liberty recently, as their match on Tuesday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
For Liberty's part, Hudson Groh made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 11 over seven innings pitched. Groh has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Groh was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Liberty got a big performance out of Tyce Perez, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Colton Azevedo, who went 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Sunnyside's loss dropped their record down to 9-18. As for Liberty, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 27-2 record this season.
Sunnyside does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Liberty, they will play host again on Thursday to welcome Reedley, where first pitch is scheduled at 4:30 p.m. Liberty is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.9 runs per game this season.
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