The Red Bluff Spartans will challenge the Liberty Hawks at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Red Bluff is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Central just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Monday. They lost 21-4 to the Grizzlies.
Jett Bonham was cooking despite his team's loss, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one triple and one run.
Meanwhile, Liberty has relied on a stalwart pitchers averaging four runs allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Monday. They came up short against Stockdale, falling 10-1. Like the Spartans, the Hawks also had to let a streak go: they had won three straight, but that streak is no more.
Liberty also got a good showing from Anthony Gaitan, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Gaitan has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than one walk in five consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Liberty saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyce Perez, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Red Bluff's loss dropped their record down to 9-9. As for Liberty, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-5.
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