Liberty is on a 11-game streak of home wins, while Moorpark is on a seven-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Liberty Patriots will take on the Moorpark Musketeers at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Liberty: 2.7, Moorpark: 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Liberty is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They had just enough and edged Poway out 4-3.
Brock Thompson was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Thompson was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other pitching news, Evan Churchman tossed a big game, pitching seven innings while giving up three earned runs off ten hits.
Back at the plate, Davis Goodwin was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
Meanwhile, Moorpark won against Bell on Tuesday with six runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Thursday. Moorpark walked away with a 6-3 win over Ayala.
Moorpark also got a great performance from Derek Nickels as he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Moorpark saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was AJ Mai, who scored a run while going 1-for-1. Another player making a difference was Greg Lareva, who went 3-for-4 with an RBI.
Liberty has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 21 of their last 22 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 31-4 record this season. As for Moorpark, their victory bumped their record up to 21-11-1.
Moorpark's pitching crew better be locked in on Saturday. Liberty hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1.3 home runs per game. It's a different story for Moorpark, though, as they've been averaging only 0. Will they be able to keep Liberty in the park? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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