The Brown County Hornets will head out on the road to face off against the Liberty Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Brown County has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with five straight defeats, while Liberty will come in with three straight wins.
Brown County will head into Friday's contest ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Griggsville-Perry on Friday, but the two-run margin was a huge improvement compared to the eight-run loss they were dealt on Tuesday. Brown County fell just short of Griggsville-Perry by a score of 15-13.
Olivia Martinez made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 4-for-4. Another player making a difference was Alivia Akins, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Liberty can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent game on Thursday. Everything went their way against Astoria/VIT as Liberty made off with a 9-1 victory.
Chandler John made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits. John was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-1 with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, Ava Heming was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Shea Ionson was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all two of her plate appearances.
Brown County's defeat dropped their record down to 0-15-1. As for Liberty, they have been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 15-10 record this season.
Brown County came out on top in a nail-biter against Liberty in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, sneaking past 8-7. The rematch might be a little tougher for Brown County since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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