Pine Creek is 9-1 against Liberty since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Pine Creek Eagles will be staying on the road to face off against the Liberty Lancers at 4:00 p.m. Pine Creek is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.4 runs per game this season.
After soaring to a 13-point victory in their last game, Pine Creek came back down to earth on Saturday. They fell just short of Lewis-Palmer by a score of 5-3.
Pine Creek got a good showing from Peyton Munoz, who pitched 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
On the hitting side, Cannon Budge was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Tanner Peerey, who went 1-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Liberty's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They wound up with the same score they had in their last game (11-1), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time. They have struggled against Air Academy recently, as their game on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Liberty saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was David Kempf, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Pine Creek's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-4. As for Liberty, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-6.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Pine Creek has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Liberty struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.6. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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