Elkins was the 5-3 winner over Liberty when they last played one another last Monday, but their luck changed this time around. The Elkins Tigers lost 12-6 to the Liberty Mountaineers on Thursday. Elkins has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Brock Holland was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew Hinzman, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Elkins didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. This was only their 11th loss (out of 16 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
On Liberty's side, Ty Finster made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. Finster has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. Finster was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Liberty got a big performance out of Landon Clevenger, who scored two runs while going 3-for-5. Cooper Floyd was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Elkins' defeat dropped their record down to 6-14. As for Liberty, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-23.
As of now, neither Elkins nor Liberty have any future games scheduled.
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