Perris is 0-5 against Liberty since March of 2023 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Perris Panthers will head out on the road to take on the Liberty Bison at 3:15 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Perris is is headed into Thursday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 16th straight game on Tuesday. They fell 4-1 to San Jacinto.
Meanwhile, Liberty came tearing into Tuesday's game with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.4 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Hawks a 1-0 shutout.
Liberty got a great performance from David Kirk as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched. Kirk has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Perris' defeat dropped their record down to 1-19. As for Liberty, they pushed their record up to 13-3 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
Perris might still be hurting after the 10-0 loss they got from Liberty in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Kirk, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Now that Perris 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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