Liberty hasn't had much luck against Jefferson Forest recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Minutemen will square off against the Cavaliers at 7:30 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with six losses in a row, Liberty turned things around against Gretna on Monday. They came out on top against the Hawks by a score of 5-2.
Aiden Cottrell
| 05/05/25 vs Gretna | 5 |
| 04/24/25 vs Staunton River | 4 |
| 03/21/25 vs Patrick Henry | 2 |
| 04/29/25 @ Glass | 1 |
Aiden Cottrell was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching five innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five). He was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Spencer Grant, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base and one run. Those two hits gave him a new career-high.
Liberty always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .550. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Jefferson Forest put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against Rustburg as they made off with a 15-4 victory. The Cavaliers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine games by seven runs or more this season.
Jefferson Forest pushed their record up to 13-0 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.9 runs over those games. As for Liberty, the win was their first at home , bumping their record up to 2-13.
Liberty suffered a grim 12-2 defeat to Jefferson Forest in their previous matchup back in April. Can the Minutemen avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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