Liberty is 2-8 against Nicholas County since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Liberty Raiders have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Nicholas County Grizzlies at 5:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
On Monday, Liberty suffered a tough 16-4 loss at the hands of PikeView.
Meanwhile, Nicholas County faced Gilmer County in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Nicholas County wound up on the wrong side of a rough 7-1 walloping at the hands of Gilmer County. Nicholas County's defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Nicholas County saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Grayson Kesterson, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases. Kesterson has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Liberty's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Nicholas County, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-2.
Liberty might still be hurting after the 16-0 loss they got from Nicholas County in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can Liberty avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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