Garces Memorial is 0-10 against Liberty since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Garces Memorial Rams will be playing in front of their home fans against the Liberty Patriots at 4:00 p.m. Garces Memorial is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
Garces Memorial was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 10-4 walloping at the hands of Stockdale.
Garces Memorial got a good showing from Nathan Willard, who pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk).
At the plate, Gavin Williams was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Liberty gave their fans yet another huge win on Saturday. They never let Bakersfield onto the board and left with a 7-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Liberty.
Not much got past Chance Gerecke, who gave up just four hits and racked up seven Ks to keep Bakersfield off the board. Gerecke has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Tryce Spainhoward, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Brock Thompson, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Garces Memorial's defeat dropped their record down to 9-8. As for Liberty, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season.
Garces Memorial's speedy runners might be the difference in Tuesday's match. Garces Memorial has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.8 stolen bases per game. It's a different story for Liberty, though, as they've been averaging only 1.2. Will they be able to secure the bases, or will Garces Memorial continue to outrun the ball?
Garces Memorial might still be hurting after the 7-1 loss they got from Liberty in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Liberty's Evan Churchman, who struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Now that Garces Memorial knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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