Patrick Henry lost to Liberty-Benton back in May of 2025 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Patriots lost 17-6 to the Eagles. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Patriots, who until this contest were averaging 4.05 runs allowed.
Mack Hieber made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run. Another player making a difference was Cal Schroeder, who went 2-for-4 with two runs and one double.
This is the second loss in a row for Patrick Henry and nudges their season record down to 14-6-1. As for Liberty-Benton, their victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-4.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Patrick Henry will take on Napoleon at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Liberty-Benton, they will head out to square off against Hopewell-Loudon at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Eagles 3.8, the Chieftains 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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