Liberty faced Sierra Vista in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Patriots fell just short of the Mountain Lions by a score of 7-6. The Patriots were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Mountain Lions earlier this season, when they won 10-1.
Rashaan Chavis made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored three runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Cam Dahlgren, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
This is the second loss in a row for Liberty and nudges their season record down to 12-7. As for Sierra Vista, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season.
Liberty will take on Centennial at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Patriots' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Bulldogs have averaged an impressive 7.2 runs per game this season. As for Sierra Vista, they will square off against Bonanza at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. The Bengals have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.56 runs per game on average), something the Mountain Lions will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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