After two games on the road, Liberty is heading back home. They will take on the Citrus Hill Hawks at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Liberty: 2.5, Citrus Hill: 2.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
In what's become a running theme this season, Liberty gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 10-2 margin over West Valley.
Koehn Freitas led a balanced Bison bullpen and tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, Landen Spicer was a standout: he went 3-for-4 with four RBI, two doubles, and a stolen base. DJ Anderson was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Citrus Hill unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Saturday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 6-0 walloping at the hands of Orange Vista. While getting shut out isn't ideal, Citrus Hill has not been shut out since back in March.
Citrus Hill saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kahlil Ware, who went 1-for-1 with a triple.
Liberty pushed their record up to 12-3 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. They've been dominating during the matchups in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 8.3 runs. As for Citrus Hill, their loss dropped their record down to 12-5.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Liberty has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.7 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Citrus Hill struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.1. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Liberty came up short against Citrus Hill in their previous meeting back in March, falling 5-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Citrus Hill's Nicholas Munoz, who struck out nine batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Now that Liberty knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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