The Liberty Bison will take on the Apple Valley Sun Devils at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Liberty: 3.7, Apple Valley: 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Last Tuesday, Liberty came up short against Heritage and fell 6-2.
Tylor Copeland was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits.
At the plate, Liberty saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luis De La Riva, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI and one double. Those RBI marked the first that De La Riva brought in this season.
Meanwhile, Apple Valley waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They came out on top against the Lobos by a score of 7-3.
Andrew Mogavero looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
On the hitting side, Beau Lloyd was excellent, going 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaiah Reveron, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Apple Valley pushed their record up to 8-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Liberty, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Liberty came out on top in a nail-biter against Apple Valley in their previous matchup back in February of 2023, sneaking past 6-4. Will Liberty repeat their success, or does Apple Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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