Baseball Game Preview: Liberty County Panthers vs. Long County Blue Tide

Liberty County hasn't had much luck against Long County recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Liberty County Panthers will look to defend their home field against the Long County Blue Tide at 5:30 p.m. Liberty County has given up an average of 7.1 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.

Liberty County is headed into Thursday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Tuesday. They came up short against Long County, falling 12-2.

Glemon English

Runs

02/10/25 @ Bradwell Institute	5
02/21/25 @ McIntosh County Academy	4
02/11/25 vs McIntosh County Academy	4
03/03/25 vs First Preparatory Christian Academy	3
03/18/25 @ Long County	2
+ 5 more games

Liberty County saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Glemon English, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. English is becoming a predictor of Liberty County's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 7-1 (and 1-6 when he doesn't).

Long County has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.8 runs over those games. Liberty County's defeat dropped their record down to 8-7.