The El Paso Tigers will face off against the Liberty Patriots at 12:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
El Paso is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Estacado on Thursday as El Paso made off with a 15-5 victory. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Meanwhile, Liberty beat Chapin 10-7 on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Patriots.
Jackson Payne tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in April of 2024.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Cassler Wicks, who scored three runs while going 3-for-3. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in runs. Another player making a difference was Gavin McPherson, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Liberty always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .556. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in five consecutive contests.
Liberty's victory bumped their record up to 5-6. As for El Paso, their win bumped their record up to 5-7.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
