Liberty is 8-0 against Oak Park since March of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Liberty Blue Jays are on the road again to play the Oak Park Northmen at 4:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Saturday, everything went Liberty's way against Jefferson City as Liberty made off with a 13-2 win.
Meanwhile, Oak Park waltzed into their contest on Monday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They put the hurt on the Bears with a sharp 10-1 victory.
Ethan Olmedo looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
At the plate, Oak Park let Aiden Hinkle and Aidan Bearden loose on the outfield. Hinkle scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances, while Bearden scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Hinkle has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Hawkeye Roberts was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Liberty has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 18 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-6 record this season. As for Oak Park, their win bumped their record up to 20-13.
Liberty was able to grind out a solid victory over Oak Park when the teams last played back in May of 2021, winning 7-2. Does Liberty have another victory up their sleeve, or will Oak Park turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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