The Liberty County Bulldogs will head out on the road to square off against the Franklin County Seahawks at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Liberty County is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.3 runs per game this season.
Liberty County can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent contest on Thursday. Everything went their way against Wewahitchka as Liberty County made off with a 15-0 win. The victory was nothing new for Liberty County as they're now sitting on three straight.
Dylan Chester looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Trenton Hires was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Rylan Roddenberry, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Franklin County's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 16-3 walloping at the hands of Taylor County.
Franklin County saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sadiq Jones, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Colby Blackburn, who went 2-for-2 with an RBI.
Liberty County has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. As for Franklin County, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-9.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Liberty County has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Franklin County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Liberty County skirted past Franklin County 3-2 when the teams last played back in March. The rematch might be a little tougher for Liberty County 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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