Baseball Game Preview: Liberty Christian Patriots vs. Walla Walla Valley Academy Knights

The Liberty Christian Patriots will take on the Walla Walla Valley Academy Knights at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

On Saturday, Liberty Christian got the win against Sunnyside Christian by a conclusive 11-1. That's two games straight that the Patriots have won by exactly ten runs.

17 must be Walla Walla Valley Academy's lucky number: they beat St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse with that score not once but twice on Monday. The Knights put the hurt on St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse with a sharp 17-7 victory. The Knights haven't had any issues with St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.

The victory made it two in a row for Liberty Christian and bumps their season record up to 14-3. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 1 runs in those games. As for Walla Walla Valley Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 4-8.

Everything went Liberty Christian's way against Walla Walla Valley Academy in their previous meeting back in March of 2017, as Liberty Christian made off with a 17-8 win. Will the Patriots repeat their success, or do the Knights have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.