Baseball Preview: Liberty Patriots vs. El Camino Real Royals
The Liberty Patriots will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against the El Camino Real Royals at 1:00 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Liberty: 2.8, El Camino Real: 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Liberty's offense. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Torrey Pines on Tuesday.
Liberty saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brock Thompson, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base. Thompson has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, El Camino Real was able to grind out a solid win over Varsity Opponent on Tuesday, taking the game 4-1. The victory was just what El Camino Real needed coming off of an 11-2 loss in their prior contest.
Devin Gonor spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on seven hits. Those seven innings set a new season-high mark for him.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Brendan McClure, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Braden Sellz, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Liberty's defeat dropped their record down to 10-3. As for El Camino Real, they now have a winning record of 7-6.
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