Vista Ridge has been on the road for three straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Liberty Lancers at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
On Thursday, Vista Ridge suffered a rough 19-4 loss at the hands of Rampart.
Elijah Flores made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Liberty was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell just short of Doherty by a score of 10-9. That's two games in a row now that Liberty has lost by just one run.
Evan Esquibel and Cohen Holiday stepped up to the plate in a big way. Esquibel went 1-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run, while Holiday scored two runs while going 1-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of David Kempf, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Vista Ridge's loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 9-8. As for Liberty, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-9.
Vista Ridge suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Liberty in their previous matchup on April 11th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Liberty's Emmett Lujan, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Now that Vista Ridge 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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