Liberty is 2-8 against Buchanan since May of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Liberty Patriots will face off against the Buchanan Bears at 3:00 p.m. Liberty's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Buchanan's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Liberty picked up another tournament win on Saturday. They walked away with a 6-1 win over Tulare Western. The victory continues a trend for the Patriots in their matchups with the Mustangs: they've now won five in a row.
Brody Wedel
| 03/15/25 vs Tulare Western | 5 |
| 04/05/24 @ Taft | 4 |
| 03/07/25 @ Bullard | 2 |
| 02/28/25 @ Kerman | 2 |
| 05/07/24 vs Bakersfield | 2 |
Liberty got a great performance from Brody Wedel as he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave Wedel a new career-high in strikeouts (five).
At the plate, Braden Turman was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. Jonah Pineda also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Meanwhile, everything went Buchanan's way against West Ranch last Saturday as Buchanan made off with a 9-3 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bears.
Liberty's victory was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-2. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.5 runs over those games. As for Buchanan, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
Liberty was able to grind out a solid victory over Buchanan in their previous meeting back in March of 2024, winning 7-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for Liberty since the team 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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