Baseball Game Preview: Patrick Henry on Home-Turf

By Team Reports May 7, 2024, 5:01am

Baseball Preview: Patrick Henry Patriots vs. Liberty-Benton Eagles

The Patrick Henry Patriots will be playing at home against the Liberty-Benton Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Patrick Henry: 3.2, Liberty-Benton: 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.

On Monday, Patrick Henry sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-5 victory over Ottawa-Glandorf.

Grant Schwab was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Nash Meyer, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.

Meanwhile, after a string of six wins, Liberty-Benton's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They lost 7-0 to Northview.

Patrick Henry is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season. As for Liberty-Benton, their loss ended a nine-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-3.

Patrick Henry was able to grind out a solid win over Liberty-Benton when the teams last played back in May of 2023, winning 6-2. Will Patrick Henry repeat their success, or does Liberty-Benton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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