Baseball Game Preview: El Dorado Golden Hawks vs. Liberty Bison

The El Dorado Golden Hawks will challenge the Liberty Bison at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. El Dorado will be strutting in after a win while Liberty will be coming in after a defeat.

El Dorado is headed out to face Liberty after opening their season at home and giving their fans just what they were looking for. Everything went El Dorado's way against Aliso Niguel on Tuesday as El Dorado made off with an 8-0 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Golden Hawks have posted since April 4, 2024.

The team relied heavily on Jake Vanderzee, who went 2-for-4 with one home run and four RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of David Domingo, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.

Meanwhile, Liberty had to hit the road for their first game and it wasn't the result they were hoping for. They fell 3-0 to Lakewood on Tuesday.

Liberty also got a good showing from David Kirk, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. That's the fewest hits Kirk has allowed since back in March of 2024.

On the hitting side, Liberty saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Victor Lopez, who went 1-for-2 with one double.