The Liberty Ranch Hawks will square off against the Argonaut Mustangs at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Liberty Ranch will be strutting in after a victory while Argonaut will be coming in after a defeat.
Liberty Ranch took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They walked away with an 8-5 win over Amador.
Liberty Ranch let David Sanchez and Alec Ortega run wild. Sanchez went 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBI, while Ortega went a perfect 3-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI. Those two RBI gave Sanchez a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Mario Rubalcava, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI and one double.
Meanwhile, Argonaut came up short against Union Mine on Friday, falling 9-2. That's two games in a row now that the Mustangs have lost by exactly seven runs.
Argonaut saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Shane Macauley, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Liberty Ranch pushed their record up to 8-4 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Argonaut, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 5-6 record this season.
Liberty Ranch was able to grind out a solid victory over Argonaut in their previous matchup back in March of 2025, winning 6-1. Will the Hawks repeat their success, or do the Mustangs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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