Liberty and Pittsburg are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2021, but likely not for long. The Liberty Lions will be playing at home against the Pittsburg Pirates at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Liberty is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Heritage just ended the team's six-game winning streak last Friday. They took a 10-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Patriots.
Liberty got a good showing from Blaine Welte, who didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Welte has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Liberty saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was David Roberts, who went 3-for-4 with a stolen base. Cruz Van Slyke was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Pittsburg was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of Heritage by a score of 4-3.
Aaron Del Real was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Niko Fuentes, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Liberty's loss dropped their record down to 10-9. As for Pittsburg, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-6.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Liberty has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Pittsburg struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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