Liberty faced Green Valley in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. The Patriots had just enough and edged out the Gators 11-10. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Patriots have posted since March 19th.
Cayden Rogers-Ramirez looked comfortable as he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Nicholas Blakeney
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At the plate, Liberty let Grant Kelly and Nicholas Blakeney run wild. Kelly scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5, while Blakeney scored two runs while going 4-for-6. Blakeney is becoming a predictor of Liberty's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 7-8 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Cole Neilson, who went 3-for-4 with one double and one RBI.
Liberty was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .462. They are a perfect 10-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Liberty moved to 14-8 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak. As for Green Valley, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-10.
Liberty wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next match, a 7-5 victory against Centennial on the 10th. As for Green Valley, they will take on Shadow Ridge at 3:30 p.m. on Friday.
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