The Liberty Bison will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Tahquitz Titans at 3:15 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Tahquitz is hoping to do on Thursday what San Jacinto couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Liberty's winning streak, which now stands at eight games. Liberty's pitchers stepped up to hand San Jacinto a 10-0 shutout. Liberty's pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last three matchups.
Koehn Freitas looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on DJ Anderson, who went 3-for-3 with a home run and three runs. Austin Cholodenko was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Tahquitz scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 23-0 margin over Perris. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Liberty's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-3. As for Tahquitz, their win bumped their record up to 16-4-1.
Everything went Liberty's way against Tahquitz in their previous matchup back in March as Liberty made off with a 9-0 victory. Will Liberty repeat their success, or does Tahquitz have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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