On Friday, Liberty faced Palo Verde in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Liberty Patriots fell victim to a rough 17-4 defeat at the hands of the Palo Verde Panthers. Liberty was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Palo Verde apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played last Wednesday.
Liberty saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chris Onoszko, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On Palo Verde's side, they got a massive performance out of Karsen Smaka, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Connor Rosinski, who scored two runs while going 4-for-4.
Liberty's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-14. As for Palo Verde, their win bumped their record up to 16-10.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Liberty will square off against Arbor View at 10:00 a.m. on Friday. As for Palo Verde, they will head out on the road to challenge Green Valley at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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