Baseball Preview: Liberty Patriots vs. Frontier Titans
Liberty and Frontier are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2021, but likely not for long. The Liberty Patriots will head out on the road to square off against the Frontier Titans at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Liberty is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last eight games.
Liberty's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They walked away with a 5-0 victory over Centennial.
Chance Gerecke made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Gerecke was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Brock Thompson and Tryce Spainhoward did most of the damage at the plate: Thompson scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3, while Spainhoward scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Thompson is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
Meanwhile, Frontier came up short against Stockdale on Thursday and fell 6-1. Frontier has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Frontier saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brady Durkan, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Liberty's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 20-4. As for Frontier, their loss dropped their record down to 17-7.
Liberty couldn't quite finish off Frontier when the teams last played on April 2nd and fell 6-4. Can Liberty avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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