The Liberty-Benton Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the Riverdale Falcons at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Liberty-Benton will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Liberty-Benton's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They were the clear victors by a 10-0 margin over Columbus Grove. Considering the Eagles have won nine contests by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Riverdale came up short against Elmwood on Wednesday, falling 19-9. The Falcons have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Kydin Reed was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and two runs. He is becoming a predictor of Riverdale's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 3-1 (and 5-6 when he doesn't).
Liberty-Benton pushed their record up to 12-3 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.2 runs on average over those games. As for Riverdale, their loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 8-7.
Liberty-Benton skirted past Riverdale 4-3 in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Eagles since the squad 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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