Baseball Preview: Pocono Mountain West Panthers vs. Liberty Hurricanes
Pocono Mountain West is 0-3 against Liberty since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Pocono Mountain West Panthers will head out on the road to challenge the Liberty Hurricanes at 4:00 p.m.
Pocono Mountain West is is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game on Tuesday. They took an 8-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of Stroudsburg.
Pocono Mountain West saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Owen Kliesh, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Liberty waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 5-0 win over the Hornets. Give Liberty's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Liberty let Braylen Gonzalez and Franklin Pichardo loose on the outfield. Gonzalez scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Pichardo went 1-for-3 with a home run and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Jacob Rivera, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Pocono Mountain West's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Liberty, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season.
Pocono Mountain West might still be hurting after the 15-2 defeat they got from Liberty in their previous matchup back in April of 2021. Can Pocono Mountain West avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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