The Liberty North Eagles will challenge the Platte County Pirates at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
If Liberty North beats Platte County with nine runs on Wednesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. The Eagles beat Lee's Summit North on Monday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 9-1. The victory was familiar territory for the Eagles, who have now won three games in a row.
Brayden Davidson tossed a big game, striking out eight batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and only one walk).
On the hitting side, Liberty North let Collin Lafferty and Tucker Gamet run wild. Lafferty went 3-for-5 with five RBI and one run, while Gamet scored three runs while going 3-for-4. That run was Lafferty's first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Brett Swanson, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with one double and one RBI.
Liberty North kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Platte County put another one in the bag on Monday to keep their perfect season alive. They were the clear victors by a 14-1 margin over Ruskin.
Liberty North pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.3 runs over those games. As for Platte County, their win bumped their record up to 6-0.
Liberty North skirted past Platte County 8-6 in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Do the Eagles have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Pirates turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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