Baseball Preview: Freeport Yellowjackets vs. Eden Christian Academy
The Freeport Yellowjackets will be playing in front of their home fans against Eden Christian Academy at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Freeport is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They walked away with a 16-11 win over Highlands on Wednesday. The victory was some much needed relief for Freeport as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, Eden Christian Academy entered their tilt with Quaker Valley with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Quakers on Monday and snuck past 7-6.
Caleb Emswiler was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Emswiler was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a home run and four RBI.
In other batting news, Eden Christian Academy let Brady Hull and Charlie Wolf loose on the outfield. Hull scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Wolf scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Freeport's win bumped their record up to 4-8. As for Eden Christian Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season.
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