Baseball Preview: Freedom Eagles vs. John Champe Knights
Freedom is 8-2 against John Champe since May of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Freedom Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the John Champe Knights at 6:30 p.m. Freedom is looking to tack on another W to their 11-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Freedom won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune last Saturday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 9-3 walloping at the hands of St. Albans. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Freedom has scored all season.
Meanwhile, everything went John Champe's way against Dominion on Tuesday as John Champe made off with a 10-3 win.
Guy Jackson was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Ty Kann, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Freedom's defeat dropped their record down to 3-2. As for John Champe, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Freedom took their victory against John Champe in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 9-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Freedom since the team 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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