The Meridian Mustangs will square off against the Liberty Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Meridian easily dispatched Manassas Park on Tuesday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Mustangs fell just short of Brentsville District by a score of 8-6 on Friday. The Mustangs haven't had much luck with the Tigers recently, as the team has come up short the last eight times they've met.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Liberty ultimately got the result they hoped for on Monday. They won by a run and slipped past Warren County 4-3. That's two games straight that the Eagles have won by just one run.
Ryan Parry looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Colt Loring was excellent, going 1-for-3 with one triple and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Christopher Laws, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run.
Liberty's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-2. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Meridian, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5.
Meridian couldn't quite get it done against Liberty in their previous matchup back in May of 2025 as they fell 8-4. Can the Mustangs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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