The Liberty Bison will challenge the Hemet Bulldogs at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Liberty will be strutting in after a win while Hemet will be coming in after a loss.
Liberty took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They blew past Paloma Valley 11-5. The Bison might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight contests by six runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Hemet has relied on a stalwart pitchers averaging 3.64 runs allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Thursday. They came up short against Valley View, falling 16-1. The Bulldogs' defeat continues a trend for the team, making it four in a row.
Hemet saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryanne Womack, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with one home run.
Liberty's victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-8. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.9 runs over those games. As for Hemet, their loss dropped their record down to 14-8.
Liberty skirted past Hemet 7-6 when the teams last played back in March. Will the Bison repeat their success, or do the Bulldogs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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