Pleasant Valley hasn't had much luck against Liberty recently, but that could start to change  on Wednesday. Pleasant Valley is taking a road trip to  challenge Liberty  at 4:00  p.m. The last three games Pleasant Valley has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Pleasant Valley took a loss when they played away from home  on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed  on Monday. They had just enough and edged out William Allen  6-5. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest  win the Bears have posted  since April 10, 2024.
 London Smith spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned  (and four unearned) runs on eight hits.
 At the plate, Pleasant Valley saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was  Jacob George, who  went 1-for-3 with one  stolen base and one  RBI.
Meanwhile, Liberty never let their opponents score on Thursday. Everything went their way against Whitehall as Liberty made off with  a  13-0 victory. The Hurricanes have beaten the Zephyrs the last six times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Zephyrs has come to flipping the script.
Not much got past  Liam Fitzpatrick, who gave up just  two  hits to keep Whitehall off the board.
 On the hitting side,  the team  relied heavily on  Dylan Metzgar, who  went a perfect 2-for-2 with one  home run, three  runs,  and two  RBI. Those  two  hits gave  him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was  Jaxon Horvath, who  scored two  runs while going 2-for-3.
 Liberty  always had someone on base and  finished the game having  posted an OBP of .562. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Whitehall only posted  an  OBP of  .211.
 Liberty's win was  their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which  pushed their record up to 2-0.the team's perfect season has a lot to do with their hitting performance: the team won's by an average of 11 runs thus far As for Pleasant Valley, their  victory (their first of the  season) made their record 1-2.
 Pleasant Valley might still be hurting after the  13-2 defeat they got from Liberty  when the teams last played  back in March of 2024. Can Pleasant Valley avenge their  loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.