The Liberty Lancers will head out to square off against the Palmer Ridge Bears at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Liberty will be strutting in after a win while Palmer Ridge will be coming in after a defeat.
Liberty is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Coronado on Thursday as Liberty made off with a 23-2 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Lancers.
David Kempf
| 03/13/25 @ Coronado | 4 |
| 04/29/24 @ Vista Ridge | 2 |
| 04/25/24 @ Doherty | 2 |
| 03/21/24 vs Palmer Ridge | 2 |
| 03/10/25 vs Palmer | 1 |
Liberty got a massive performance out of David Kempf, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with one home run, four runs, and four RBI. Those four runs gave Kempf a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jonathan Van Der Merwede, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3.
Liberty always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .643. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Palmer Ridge might've scored the first runs on Tuesday, but it was Canon City who claimed the real prize. Palmer Ridge fell just short of Canon City by a score of 5-4. The Bears have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Palmer Ridge saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Eli Arellano, who went 2-for-4 with one double. That double was Arellano's first of the season.
Palmer Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Liberty, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
Liberty might still be hurting after the 12-5 defeat they got from Palmer Ridge in their previous matchup back in March of 2024. Can Liberty avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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