The Liberty Christian Lions will be playing at home against the Tindley Tigers at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Liberty Christian will be strutting in after a victory while Tindley will be coming in after a defeat.
Having struggled with 12 losses in a row dating back to last season, Liberty Christian finally turned things around against Indianapolis Washington on Tuesday. Liberty Christian blew past Indianapolis Washington 17-7. Liberty Christian's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Carter Wicker made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Wicker was even better at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing six bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Josh Goodman, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Zach Greenlee, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Tindley lost 23-4 to Indiana School for the Deaf last Wednesday. Tindley has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Malachi Weathers was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-2 with a stolen base and two RBI. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Asaph Mozeed was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing three bases while getting on base in all two of his plate appearances.
Liberty Christian made their fans wait, but they earned their first win of the season to make their record 1-11. As for Tindley, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
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