Green Valley is 2-8 against Liberty since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Green Valley Gators are on the road again to play the Liberty Patriots at 4:00 p.m.
Green Valley heads in on the heels of a playoff matchup on Tuesday. They fell just short of Palo Verde by a score of 6-5.
Connor Apeceche made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. TJ Shaw Jr. was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Liberty faced Las Vegas in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Liberty skirted past Las Vegas 2-1.
Green Valley's loss dropped their record down to 14-18. As for Liberty, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 17-15 record this season.
Green Valley suffered a grim 8-2 defeat to Liberty when the teams last played back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Liberty's Dominic Ostolaza, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over 6.1 innings pitched. Now that Green Valley knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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