The Liberty Patriots will face off against the Green Valley Gators at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Liberty has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with three straight losses, while Green Valley will come in with three straight victories.
Liberty is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Centennial, who was ranked eighth at the time (Liberty was ranked seventh). The Patriots might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 7-6 to the Bulldogs, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Grant Kelly was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Chris Onoszko, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Green Valley narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Mira Mesa 5-4.
Jet McNelis spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered four earned runs on seven hits. He has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Green Valley's victory was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Caden Kirby, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI. Another was Jacob Ferry, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Green Valley was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .379. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive contests.
Green Valley's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-8. As for Liberty, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-8.
Liberty suffered a grim 15-7 defeat to Green Valley when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Can the Patriots avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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