Liberty is a perfect 10-0 against Yosemite since April of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Hawks will be playing in front of their home fans against the Badgers at 4:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Yosemite will be up against a hot Liberty squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. The Hawks put the hurt on Minarets with a sharp 11-1 victory on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Hawks, who have now won nine contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Xaviar Gordon
| 04/25/25 vs Minarets | 3 |
| 04/23/25 vs Tranquillity | 2 |
| 04/22/25 @ Minarets | 1 |
| 04/14/25 vs Sunnyside | 2 |
| 04/09/25 @ Justin Garza | 1 |
| + 2 more games |
Nicola Cercone and Xaviar Gordon did most of the damage at the plate: Cercone went 2-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI, while Gordon went 3-for-4 with two runs and one RBI. That's the most hits Gordon has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Tyce Perez, who went 3-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
Liberty was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .545. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in five consecutive games.
Meanwhile, after low-scoring totals in their previous three match, Yosemite brought some dynamite into their most recent contest. They blew past Riverdale 10-3 on Monday. The Badgers haven't had any issues with the Cowboys recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive win against them.
Liberty pushed their record up to 14-7 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.3 runs on average over those games. As for Yosemite, their victory bumped their record up to 9-12.
Liberty took their win against Yosemite when the teams last played back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 8-0 score. Will the Hawks repeat their success, or do the Badgers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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