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Seventh-ranked Liberty High and ninth-ranked Linn-Mar split a Mississippi Valley Conference cross-divisional doubleheader on Monday at Oak Ridge Middle School in Marion.

Liberty High won the opener 8-5 and Linn-Mar rallied to win the nightcap 10-3.

With the split Liberty High is now 18-8 on the season while Linn-Mar is 17-7.

Mason Waterbury earned the win for Liberty High in the opener allowing three runs, one earned, on six hits while striking out four and walking two.

Ryan Schmeier went 3-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored to lead Liberty High while Evan Schmierer was 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored.

Cooper Hughes tripled and drove in two runs, Jackson Khamphilanouvong was 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored and Jayden Khamphilanouvong doubled.

In the nightcap Carter Meyers went 2-for-3 and scored a run for Liberty High while Hughes was 2-for-3 with an RBI.

Brayden Mayer had a hit and drove in a run and Evan Schmierer had a hit and scored a run for the Lightning.

Game 1

Liberty High              010  600  1  –  8  11  2

Linn-Mar                   002  202  x  –  5   7  5                        

W – Mason Waterbury                       L – Brody Faulkner

2B – L-M: Dylan Muszynski, Hayden Johnson. ICL: Evan Schmierer, Jayden Khamphilanouvong

3B – L-M: Toby Cruz. ICL: Cooper Hughes

Game 2

Liberty High             001  011  0  –   3    7   3

Linn-Mar                   622  000  x  –  10  10  2                     

W – Caleb Mossman                                      L – Cooper Hughes

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