The Liberty Lancers will head out to square off against the Discovery Canyon Thunder at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Liberty has given up an average of 8.8 runs per game this season, but Saturday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Liberty managed to slip by Pine Creek the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. The Lancers came up short against the Eagles last Thursday, falling 11-1. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, the Lancers couldn't push the score so high this time.
Liberty saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Evan` Esquibel, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one triple.
Lewis-Palmer hit Discovery Canyon with a four-run seventh inning on Wednesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Thunder fell 6-3 to the Rangers. The Thunder have struggled against the Rangers recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meeting.
Andrew Torres was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out nine batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run any time he's pitched this season.
Discovery Canyon's defeat dropped their record down to 10-4. As for Liberty, their loss dropped their record down to 7-10.
Liberty couldn't quite get it done against Discovery Canyon in their previous matchup back in March of 2024 as they fell 8-5. Can the Lancers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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