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| 04/25/25 - Home | 17-2 W |
| 05/17/24 - Home | 7-4 W |
| 04/23/24 - Away | 16-2 W |
| 04/25/23 - Home | 19-4 W |
| 03/29/23 - Away | 22-0 W |
| + 5 more games |
Amherst County has gone 9-1 against Liberty recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Lancers will challenge the Minutemen at 7:30 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.
Amherst County lost 14-1 to Rustburg on Monday. The Lancers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Liberty fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Staunton River on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Golden Eagles by a score of 2-1.
Ethan Russell spent all 7.1 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on ten hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Aiden Cottrell made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases.
Amherst County's defeat dropped their record down to 8-11. As for Liberty, they dropped their record down to 3-16 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Amherst County took their win against Liberty in their previous meeting back in April by a conclusive 17-2 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Lancers since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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