The Heritage Patriots will square off against the Liberty Bison at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Heritage and four for Liberty.
Valley View hit Heritage with a five-run seventh inning on Saturday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Patriots came up short against the Eagles, falling 13-5.
Anthony Maldonado and Van-Michael Sparks did some serious damage despite the final result: Maldonado went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI, while Sparks went 3-for-4 with one run and one RBI. Brennon Hendricks also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Meanwhile, Liberty fell victim to Arlington and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They fell just short of the Lions by a score of 1-0.
Liberty also got a good showing from Martin Naranjo, who tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
At the plate, Liberty saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brandon Ansell, who went 1-for-3 with one double.
Heritage now has a losing record of 4-5. As for Liberty, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Liberty's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Heritage has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .433. It's a different story for Liberty, though, as they've only averaged .269. Will they be able to contain Heritage's hitters?
Heritage beat Liberty 6-2 in their previous meeting back in March of 2025. Will the Patriots repeat their success, or do the Bison have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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