The Liberty Lancers will venture away from home to face off against the Coronado Cougars at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Liberty will be strutting in after a win while Coronado will be coming in after a defeat.
Liberty will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up two runs on Saturday, then bounced right back against Palmer on Monday. Liberty blew past Palmer 14-2. The victory continues a trend for the Lancers in their matchups with the Terrors: they've now won five in a row.
Liberty got a great performance from Jonathan Van Der Merwede as he struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits.
On the hitting side, Evan` Esquibel was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. Max Green was another key player, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
Liberty always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .586. The last time their OBP was this high was back in March of 2024.
Meanwhile, Coronado was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss dating back to last season. They came up short against Air Academy, falling 22-4.
Coronado's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Liberty, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
Liberty took their victory against Coronado in their previous meeting back in March of 2024 by a conclusive 12-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Liberty since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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