Liberty faced Palo Verde in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. The Patriots fell 10-6 to the Panthers. The Patriots were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Panthers earlier this season, when they won 13-8.
Liberty got a good showing from Joey Maxwell, who tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Maxwell has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Grant Kelly made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Chris Onoszko, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI and one double.
Liberty's defeat dropped their record down to 15-10. As for Palo Verde, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 18-6.
While Liberty had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Friday.
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