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Mason Waterbury tossed a three-hit shutout as Class 4A ninth-ranked Liberty High downed Waterloo East 2-0 in a Substate 8 quarterfinal on Friday in North Liberty.

Waterbury struck out 13 and didn’t walk a batter in the three-hit shutout as Liberty High improved to 25-13 on the season.

Waterloo East closed the season 13-19.

Ryan Schmierer and Evan Schmierer each scored first-inning runs and Waterbury did the rest as the top-seeded Lightning advanced to the Substate 8 title game on Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Liberty High will face the winner of Monday’s substate semifinal between seventh-ranked Davenport North (29-12) and Pleasant Valley (18-17) in the substate title game.

Waterbury faced 23 batters and needed just 85 pitches in the complete-game win improving his season record to 10-0.

Cooper Hughes, Brayden Bell and Liam Bender all had hits for Liberty High and Jayden Khamphilanouvong drove in a run for the Lightning.

Waterloo East           000  000  0  –  0  3  1

Liberty High              200  000  0  –  2  3  0

W – Mason Waterbury                       L –  Maddox Harn

2B – ICL: Liam Bender

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