Softball Recap: Freedom Falcons vs. Pittsburg Pirates
Freedom scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They never let the Pittsburg Pirates onto the board and left with a 24-0 win. With that victory, Freedom brought their scoring average up to 6.4 runs per game.
Jackie Graves was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Graves was also big at the plate, scoring five runs while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Olivia Hurtado and Taylor Stanton did most of the damage at the plate: Hurtado scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances, while Stanton went 3-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Yazmeen Sanchez, who went 2-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI.
Freedom's win bumped their record up to 6-4. As for Pittsburg, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-3.
Freedom will have a chance to go back-to-back against Pittsburg: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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