Liberty is 10-0 against Bakersfield since May of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Liberty Patriots will head out on the road to face off against the Bakersfield Drillers at 4:00 p.m. Liberty's pitching crew has only allowed 2.5 runs per game this season, so Bakersfield's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
After soaring to 16 runs the game before, Liberty was a bit more limited in their matchup on Tuesday. They fell just short of Frontier by a score of 1-0. It was the first time this season that Liberty let down their fans at home.
Meanwhile, Bakersfield made easy work of Ridgeview on Tuesday and carried off a 16-3 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Bakersfield.
Liberty's defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 14-4. As for Bakersfield, their victory bumped their record up to 6-9-1.
Liberty beat Bakersfield 6-2 when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Will Liberty repeat their success, or does Bakersfield have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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