The Liberty Center Tigers will head out on the road to challenge the Elmwood Royals at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
On Monday, Liberty Center didn't have quite enough to beat Swanton and fell 5-3.
Meanwhile, Elmwood had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.7 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. Everything went their way against the Rockets as they made off with a 21-3 win. That 18 run margin sets a new team best for the Royals this season.
Gabe Schafer tossed a big game, striking out ten batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits.
On the hitting side, Elmwood got a massive performance out of Ryken Zeigler, who went 1-for-4 with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Zeigler is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Nico Allen, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Elmwood always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .581. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Pandora-Gilboa only posted an OBP of .348.
Liberty Center's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Elmwood, their record is now 8-1.
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