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| 05/06/25 - Away | 11-6 W |
| 05/03/24 - Away | 8-1 W |
| 04/30/24 - Home | 7-2 W |
| 05/05/23 - Home | 8-2 W |
| 05/02/23 - Away | 15-4 W |
| + 5 more games |
Liberty has gone a perfect 10-0 against Sierra recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Hawks will be playing in front of their home fans against the Chieftains at 4:00 p.m. Liberty's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Sierra's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Liberty is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Fowler just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Wednesday. They lost 13-0 to the Redcats. The Hawks were red-hot at the plate heading into the game (they scored no less than ten runs in the five contests prior), but the Redcats' pitchers proved too tough.
Meanwhile, Sierra entered their match against Liberty on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Chieftains fell 11-6 to the Hawks.
Zach Lloyd made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with two runs and one RBI.
Sierra's loss dropped their record down to 19-6. As for Liberty, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-8.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Liberty has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Sierra struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 7.4 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Liberty was able to grind out a solid victory over Sierra when the teams last played on Tuesday, winning 11-6. Will the Hawks repeat their success, or do the Chieftains have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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