After flying high against Tarkington last Tuesday, Hamshire-Fannett came back down to earth. Hamshire-Fannett lost 9-1 to the Liberty Panthers on Tuesday. The loss continues a trend for the Longhorns in their meetings with the Panthers: they've now lost seven in a row.
Hamshire-Fannett's defeat dropped their record down to 14-12-2. As for Liberty, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Hamshire-Fannett will challenge Hargrave at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Hargrave's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Hamshire-Fannett's hitters will have their work cut out for them. We've got a battle between Panthers coming up. Caney Creek has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.79 runs per game on average), something Liberty will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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