Baseball Preview: Liberty Magnet Patriots vs. Scotlandville Hornets
Liberty Magnet is 3-0 against Scotlandville since March of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Liberty Magnet Patriots will be playing in front of their home fans against the Scotlandville Hornets at 1:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Liberty Magnet has four straight victories, Scotlandville has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Wednesday, Liberty Magnet narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Woodlawn-B.R. 5-4.
Seth Trosclair made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit over six innings pitched. Trosclair was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Trosclair wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Daniel Sanchez, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Isaiah Paul, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Scotlandville fell victim to a rough 12-2 loss at the hands of Zachary on Monday. That's two games in a row now that Scotlandville has lost by exactly ten runs.
Liberty Magnet's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 15-7. As for Scotlandville, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-10.
Liberty Magnet took their win against Scotlandville in their previous meeting back in March of 2022 by a conclusive 15-2. Does Liberty Magnet have another victory up their sleeve, or will Scotlandville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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