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Class 5A No. 14 Liberty High Liberty High split a Mississippi Valley Conference doubleheader with 4A eighth-ranked Western Dubuque on Wednesday in North Liberty winning the opener 9-6 and dropping the nightcap 3-2.

Liberty High moved to 18-13 on the season with the doubleheader split while Western Dubuque now sits at 23-9.

Haileigh Smith earned the win for Liberty High in the opener allowing six runs, five earned, on 10 hits while striking out four and walking one.

Ava Tague went 2-for-3 with three RBI to lead Liberty High in the opener while Mischa Reiners had a hit and drove in three runs.

Brynlee Slockett had a hit, walked three times, drove in a run and scored four runs for the Lightning and Smith and Kelsey Kaut each scored twice.

Haley Schroeder had a hit and scored a run in game one.

McKenna Kelley took the loss in game two allowing three runs, one earned, on five hits while striking out two and walking four.

Kaut was 2-for-3 with two doubles and Slockett had a double and drove in a run for the Lightning.

Smith had a hit, drove in a run and scored a run and Reiners and Kinley Jones each added a hit.

Game 1

Western Dubuque                 320  100  0  –  6  10  4

Liberty High                            302  301  x  –  9   7   0

W – Haileigh Smith                L – Kiya Steger

HR – WD: Hannah Hoefer

Game 2

Western Dubuque                 100  200  0  –  3  5  0

Liberty High                            010  001  x  –  2  6  2

W – Hannah Hoefer                L – McKenna Kelley

2B – ICL: Kelsey Kaut (2), Brynlee Slockett

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