Baseball Preview: Poway Titans vs. Liberty Patriots
The Poway Titans will head out on the road to take on the Liberty Patriots at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday. Poway is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road.
Poway is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They came out on top against Arcadia by a score of 4-3 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game).
Landon Nigro looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in 11 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Everett Wisdom, who scored two runs while going 2-for-5. Parker Smith was another key contributor, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Liberty waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with 17 straight wins... but they left with 18. Everything went their way against the Warriors as they made off with a 14-5 victory. The result was nothing new for Liberty, who have now won 15 matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Chance Gerecke made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off ten hits (and not a single walk). Gerecke was even better at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Brock Thompson, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Davis Goodwin, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Poway is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 17 games, which provided a nice bump to their 23-11 record this season. As for Liberty, their record is now 30-4.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
