The Liberty Ranch Hawks will look to defend their home field on Friday against the El Dorado Cougars at 7:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Liberty Ranch: 3.9, El Dorado: 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Liberty Ranch is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering El Dorado just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell 5-2 to the Cougars.
For El Dorado's part, the team relied heavily on Brett Morrasy, who went 1-for-2 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Joe Parsons, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Liberty Ranch's loss dropped their record down to 15-7. As for El Dorado, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-8 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Liberty Ranch has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like El Dorado struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.3. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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