The Liberty Hurricanes will head out on the road to take on the Pleasant Valley Bears at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Liberty will be strutting in after a victory while Pleasant Valley will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Thursday, Liberty made easy work of Whitehall and carried off an 11-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Liberty.
JJ Cruz tossed a big game, striking out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits.
At the plate, Braylen Gonzalez was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Paul Erfle, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Pleasant Valley suffered a tough 11-3 loss at the hands of Pocono Mountain East on Friday. Pleasant Valley has struggled against Pocono Mountain East recently, as their contest on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Liberty pushed their record up to 2-0 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.6 runs per game. As for Pleasant Valley, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Liberty came out on top in a nail-biter against Pleasant Valley in their previous matchup back in May of 2022, sneaking past 4-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Liberty since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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