Liberty had lost four straight on the road, but on Wednesday they dropped their record down to 14-8 to make it five. They fell just short of the Mountain Ridge Mountain Lions by a score of 4-2. The Lions were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Mountain Lions earlier this season, when they won 9-3.
As for Mountain Ridge, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 12-11. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.2 runs on average over those games.
For Mountain Ridge's part, they got a great performance from Jaggar Wethington as he tossed 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Joe Forbes, who went 1-for-3 with one home run. Coby Neville was another key player, going 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one run.
Liberty didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 7-5 win against Boulder Creek on the 17th. As for Mountain Ridge, they have also already played their next game, a 10-0 victory against Gila Ridge on the 17th.
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