Waldron waltzed into their match on Monday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They walked away with a 9-6 win over the Liberty Christian Lions.
Jordan Bennett and Jacob Bennett made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Bennett struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Meanwhile, Bennett tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Bennett scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances, while Bennett scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jacob Lindsey, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Troy Atwood, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
On Liberty Christian's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Elvin Acree, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Woodyard, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Waldron has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season. As for Liberty Christian, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-16.
Waldron will face off against Jac-Cen-Del at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Waldron is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season. As for Liberty Christian, they will be playing at home against Tindley at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Liberty Christian is facing Tindley at the right time seeing as Tindley is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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