The Liberty Christian Academy Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Danville Blue Devils at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The timing is sure in Liberty Christian Academy's favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home while Danville has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road.
If Liberty Christian Academy beats Danville with six runs on Saturday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Liberty Christian Academy walked away with a 6-1 win over Northside Christian on Thursday.
Luke Mollohan and James Rainier made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Mollohan struck out nine batters over 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Rainier pitched 2.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. At bat, Mollohan scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4, while Rainier scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Jackson Cecil and Evan Dupler did most of the damage at the plate: Cecil scored a run while going 3-for-4, while Dupler scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Danville entered their game against Cardington-Lincoln on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Danville fell just short of Cardington-Lincoln by a score of 3-1. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Danville has scored all season.
The victory got Liberty Christian Academy back to even at 3-3. As for Danville, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
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