Softball Game Preview: Mountain View Toros vs. Liberty Lions

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Previous 3 Games

04/12/22 - Away	21-3 W
04/13/21 - Home	11-1 W
03/24/16 - Home	4-2 W

Mountain View is a perfect 3-0 against Liberty since March of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Wednesday. The Toros will take on the Lions at 3:45 p.m. Mountain View is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.3 runs per game this season.

Mountain View will head out to face Liberty after giving up their first home loss of the season on Tuesday. The Toros came up short against Desert Vista, falling 13-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Toros have suffered since March 20th.

Kylynn Sylvester made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with one home run.

Meanwhile, Liberty was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They were two runs away from ending the streak, but they lost a 9-7 heartbreaker at the hands of O'Connor. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Lions have suffered since March 3rd.

Violet Mitchell was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Emily Madrid, who went 3-for-4 with two RBI and one double.

Liberty's record is now 6-12-1. As for Mountain View, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 17-8.

Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Wednesday. Mountain View hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1 home runs per game. However, it's not like Liberty struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.

Everything went Mountain View's way against Liberty when the teams last played back in April of 2022, as Mountain View made off with a 21-3 win. Will the Toros repeat their success, or do the Lions have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.