Baseball Game Preview: Liberty North Eagles vs. Raymore-Peculiar Panthers

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Previous Games

03/31/25 - Home	10-0 W
05/03/24 - Home	10-4 W
05/03/24 - Home	3-2 W
05/01/24 - Away	11-1 W
05/06/23 - Home	5-0 W
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Liberty North has gone 8-2 against Raymore-Peculiar recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Eagles will venture away from home to challenge the Panthers at 5:30 p.m. Liberty North's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Raymore-Peculiar's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

Liberty North is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Missouri's top teams: Blue Springs South, who was ranked ninth at the time (Liberty North was ranked seventh). The Eagles had just enough and edged out the Jaguars 10-9. The Eagles haven't had any issues with the Jaguars recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.

The team relied heavily on Max Lemasters, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and one double. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of William Bologna, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI.

Meanwhile, Raymore-Peculiar came into Wednesday's game having lost seven straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They came out on top against Blue Springs by a score of 6-1 on Wednesday.

Liberty North's record is now 12-3. As for Raymore-Peculiar, their record now sits at 10-13.

Everything went Liberty North's way against Raymore-Peculiar in their previous matchup back in March, as Liberty North made off with a 10-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Eagles since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.