Bakersfield is 1-9 against Liberty since February of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Bakersfield Drillers will be playing at home against the Liberty Patriots at 4:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
On Tuesday, it was a hard-fought match, but Bakersfield had to settle for a 5-4 loss against Ridgeview.
Bakersfield saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hudson Reynolds, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Liberty had to settle for a 6-4 defeat against Frontier on Tuesday. It was the first time this season that Liberty let down their fans at home.
Grant Voss was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run and two RBI. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one home run the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Davis Goodwin, who went 1-for-4 with a home run.
Bakersfield's loss dropped their record down to 2-14-1. As for Liberty, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 12-4.
Bakersfield suffered a grim 12-4 defeat to Liberty when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can Bakersfield avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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