Liberty Charter easily dispatched Victory Christian Academy on Thursday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Lions fell just short of the High Tech Mesa Thunder by a score of 10-8 on Monday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Thunder this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 6-4 last Monday.

Austin Otero
| 03/09/26 @ High Tech Mesa | 4 |
| 03/05/26 vs Victory Christian Academy | 2 |
| 03/02/26 vs High Tech Mesa | 1 |
| 02/26/26 vs Coastal Academy | 1 |
Austin Otero made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with four stolen bases, three runs, and one double. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was Asher Johnson, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run.
Liberty Charter's defeat was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-4. As for High Tech Mesa, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-0.
Looking ahead, Liberty Charter will face off against Vincent Memorial at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for High Tech Mesa, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Mountain Empire at 3:30 p.m. on the 19th.
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