Liberty is 2-8 against Fort Zumwalt West since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Eagles will challenge the Jaguars at 4:30 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Liberty comes in on five and Fort Zumwalt West on four.
Liberty had to skate by with only a two-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the six-run drubbing they dealt St. Louis HomeSchool P on Monday. The Eagles blew past the Patriots 9-3.
Meanwhile, Fort Zumwalt West faced St. Dominic in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. The Jaguars' pitchers stepped up to hand the Crusaders a 3-0 shutout.
Liberty pushed their record up to 14-19 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.7 runs over those games. As for Fort Zumwalt West, their victory bumped their record up to 30-9.
Liberty came up short against Fort Zumwalt West in their previous meeting back in April, falling 7-2. Can the Eagles avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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