The Paloma Valley Wildcats are taking a road trip to face off against the Liberty Bison at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Paloma Valley's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Liberty's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
While Paloma Valley's win against Poly wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Wildcats won by a run and slipped past the Bears 5-4. The Wildcats haven't had any issues with the Bears recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Liberty). They came out on top against Valley View by a score of 12-9 on Thursday. The win was nothing new for the Bison as they're now sitting on four straight.
David Kirk looked comfortable as he pitched 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. He also tossed a walk, which is notable because Liberty is 2-1 when he allows at most two walks, but 5-6 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Luis De La Riva was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-3. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April of 2024. Dylan Tyler also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
Liberty was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .464. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
The victory got Liberty back to even at 7-7. As for Paloma Valley, their record now sits at 12-7.
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