Baseball Game Preview: Hibriten Panthers vs. Freedom Patriots

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Previous Games

04/04/25 - Home	10-0 W
03/18/25 - Away	15-2 W
04/12/24 - Home	14-4 W
03/19/24 - Away	7-3 W
04/05/23 - Away	11-2 W
+ 5 more games

Hibriten has gone 8-2 against Freedom recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Patriots at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Having struggled with three losses in a row, Hibriten turned things around against Maiden on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by a 15-2 margin over the Blue Devils.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Freedom, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Ashe County on Wednesday, sneaking past 5-4. The win was some much needed relief for the Patriots as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.

KADEN MICHAELS was excellent, going 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Freedom's success: when he posts at least one home run the team is 4-1 (and 4-13 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was CAM UREN, who went 1-for-3 with two runs.

Freedom's victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-9 and their overall record up to 8-14. As for Hibriten, their win bumped their record up to 12-9.

Hibriten took their victory against Freedom when the teams last played on April 4th by a conclusive 10-0 score. Will the Panthers repeat their success, or do the Patriots have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.