Bakersfield is 1-9 against Liberty since May of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Bakersfield Drillers will head out on the road to take on the Liberty Patriots at 4:00 p.m.
Bakersfield lost 11-3 to Ridgeview on Thursday. Bakersfield has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Cristian Perez made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Meanwhile, Liberty waltzed into their game on Monday with ten straight wins... but they left with 11. They came out on top against the Knights by a score of 5-2.
Evan Churchman spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on six hits.
On the hitting side, Davis Goodwin was incredible, going 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBI.
Bakersfield's defeat dropped their record down to 4-21-1. As for Liberty, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 23-4.
Bakersfield might still be hurting after the 7-0 loss they got from Liberty when the teams last played back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Liberty's Chance Gerecke, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over seven innings pitched. Now that Bakersfield knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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