The Dougherty Valley Wildcats are taking a road trip to take on the Liberty Lions at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Dougherty Valley's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Liberty's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Thursday, Dougherty Valley didn't have quite enough to beat Skyline and fell 2-1. The Wildcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Pratik Suravarapu was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits.
Meanwhile, Liberty strolled into their game on Wednesday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They walked away with a 4-1 win over Jesuit. The four-run effort marked the Lions' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Chayce Formosa made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
In other pitching news, Keoni Kaanehe looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit.
Formosa wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Miles Cornell, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI. Trace Hoover also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
Dougherty Valley's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Liberty, their record is now 5-0.
Dougherty Valley got the 'W' when the teams last played back in March of 2019 against Liberty by a conclusive 17-4 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Wildcats since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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