Spring Mountain lost against Liberty Baptist Academy back in April of 2019, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Spring Mountain Eagles wound up on the wrong side of a rough 9-1 walloping at the hands of the Liberty Baptist Academy Knights. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Spring Mountain in their matchups with Liberty Baptist Academy: they've now lost five in a row.
For Liberty Baptist Academy's part, Ryan Campbell 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 15 over 5.2 innings pitched. Campbell was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Aiden Schmitz was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Dominic Giannini, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Spring Mountain's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3-1. As for Liberty Baptist Academy, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-4.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Spring Mountain will take on Indian Springs at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Indian Springs' pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Spring Mountain's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Liberty Baptist Academy, they will play host again on Tuesday to welcome Del Sol, where first pitch is scheduled at 4:00 p.m. Liberty Baptist Academy is facing Del Sol at the right time seeing as Del Sol is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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