Baseball Game Preview: Staunton River Golden Eagles vs. Liberty Minutemen

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Previous Games

03/19/24 - Away	5-7 L
03/15/24 - Home	10-6 W
03/23/23 - Away	16-1 W
03/18/23 - Home	8-6 W
05/11/22 - Home	13-2 W
+ 5 more games

Staunton River has gone 9-1 against Liberty recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Golden Eagles will square off against the Minutemen at 6:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.

Tuesday just wasn't the day for Staunton River's offense. They came up short against William Byrd on Tuesday, falling 10-0. The Golden Eagles have struggled against the Terriers recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive lost meeting.

Meanwhile, Liberty lost 11-2 to Rustburg on Tuesday.

Aiden Cottrell was cooking despite his team's loss, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.

Staunton River's loss dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Liberty, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8.

Staunton River couldn't quite finish off Liberty when the teams last played back in March of 2024 and fell 7-5. Can the Golden Eagles avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.