Baseball Game Preview: Liberty Lions vs. Deer Valley Wolverines

Lions

Runs

04/22/25 vs Deer Valley	8
04/19/25 @ Granada	4
04/17/25 vs Antioch	12
04/15/25 @ Antioch	21
04/09/25 @ Rodriguez	4
+ 11 more games

For the second straight game, Liberty will face off against Deer Valley. The Lions will head out on the road to challenge the Wolverines at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Liberty is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.

Liberty took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Deer Valley an 8-0 shutout. The Lions haven't had any issues with the Wolverines recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive win against them.

Colby Walters tossed a big game, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits over five innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, Stevie Wellens was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Chase Miller also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.

Liberty hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Deer Valley struck out seven times.

Liberty's victory bumped their record up to 10-6. As for Deer Valley, they are on a nine-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-9.