The Liberty Hawks will play host again on Tuesday to welcome the Monache Marauders, where first pitch is scheduled at 4:30 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Liberty is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Everything went their way against Reedley as Liberty made off with a 7-1 win. Liberty might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 21 matches by six runs or more this season.
McGuire Smith was incredible, scoring two runs while going 4-for-4. Owen Lindstrom was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Monache had just enough and edged Dinuba out 7-6 on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Monache.
Jayson Castillo was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
Liberty pushed their record up to 28-2 with that victory, which was their 12th straight at home. As for Monache, their win ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 14-15-1.
Monache's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Liberty hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .366. It's a different story for Monache, though, as they've only averaged .245. Will they be able to contain Liberty's hitters?
Liberty beat Monache 7-3 in their previous meeting back in February of 2019. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Monache's Anthony Carabay, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over four innings pitched. Now that he won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be that much easier for Liberty to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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