Liberty is 0-10 against Depew since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Liberty Tigers will head out on the road to challenge the Depew Hornets at 6:15 p.m.
Liberty was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. Their rough 18-0 loss to Chouteau-Mazie might stick with them for a while.
Meanwhile, Depew put the finishing touches on their 13th blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Carney as Depew made off with a 13-2 victory. The win was nothing new for Depew as they're now sitting on five straight.
Tyler Burdick made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. Burdick has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Burdick was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases.
In other batting news, Matt Brown was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Carson Kinney was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
Liberty's defeat dropped their record down to 7-14. As for Depew, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-6 record this season.
Liberty might still be hurting after the 20-1 loss they got from Depew when the teams last played back in April of 2022. Can Liberty avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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