The Rockhurst Hawklets will head out on the road to face off against the Liberty North Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Rockhurst will be strutting in after a win while Liberty North will be coming in after a loss.
Rockhurst can't be too worried about heading out to take on Liberty North: they just beat Pembroke Hill at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. The Hawklets had just enough and edged out the Raiders 9-7. The victory continues a trend for the Hawklets in their matchups with the Raiders: they've now won five in a row.
Meanwhile, Liberty North faced Blue Springs South in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Eagles fell 5-2 to the Jaguars. Having soared to a lofty 16 runs in the game before, the Eagles couldn't push the score so high this time.
Brett Swanson made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 2-for-2 with two doubles and one run.
Rockhurst's win bumped their record up to 5-15. As for Liberty North, they dropped their record down to 16-11 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Rockhurst suffered a grim 18-0 defeat to Liberty North in their previous meeting back in March of 2024. Can the Hawklets avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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