The Liberty Patriots will be playing in front of their home fans against the Palo Verde Panthers at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Liberty: 3.7, Palo Verde: 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Liberty is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Centennial, who was ranked sixth in their home state at the time (Liberty was ranked eighth). Liberty sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Centennial on Monday.
Charlotte Crittenden spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on four hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Jaydah Chun was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run. The team also got some help courtesy of Justice Lavin, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, while Palo Verde put up some runs on Wednesday, the same can't be said for Shadow Ridge. Palo Verde walked away with a 3-0 victory over Shadow Ridge.
Not much got past Bradi Odom, who gave up just seven hits to keep Shadow Ridge off the board.
On the hitting side, Taylor Johns was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Mya Bartlett, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and an RBI.
Liberty's win bumped their record up to 9-5. As for Palo Verde, their victory bumped their record up to 13-5.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Liberty hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like Palo Verde struggles in that department as they've been averaging 1.2. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Liberty might still be hurting after the 16-3 loss they got from Palo Verde in their previous matchup on April 3rd. Will Liberty have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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