The Liberty Panthers will take on the West Brook Bruins in a tournament on Saturday. Liberty's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so West Brook's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Liberty's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Grand Oaks 8-0. Considering the Panthers have won seven contests by more than seven runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 12 runs the game before, West Brook was a bit more limited in their matchup on Tuesday. They lost 21-1 to Barbers Hill. The Bruins have struggled against the Eagles recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
West Brook saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Keyunna Thomas, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one run and one double. That double was Thomas' first of the season.
Liberty is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.2 runs over those games. As for West Brook, their loss dropped their record down to 1-8-1.
Liberty got the 'W' in their previous matchup back in March of 2025 against West Brook by a conclusive 14-4 score. Will the Panthers repeat their success, or do the Bruins have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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