Baseball Game Preview: Lakota West Firebirds vs. Olentangy Liberty Patriots

The Lakota West Firebirds will challenge the Olentangy Liberty Patriots at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Lakota West 3.4, Olentangy Liberty 2.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.

Lakota West is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They beat Princeton by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 3-1. The victory was familiar territory for the Firebirds, who have now won three contests in a row.

Meanwhile, Olentangy Liberty put their dominant pitchers on display in the team's fourth consecutive shutout on Thursday. They never let Dublin Jerome get on the board and left with a 10-0 win. The Patriots haven't had any issues with the Celtics recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.

Lakota West's win bumped their record up to 23-8. As for Olentangy Liberty, their victory bumped their record up to 27-6.