Baseball Recap: Freedom Picks Up Fifth Straight Win on the Road

Patriots

Margin (Wins)

04/10/25 @ East Stroudsburg North	34
04/08/25 vs Bethlehem Catholic	15
04/14/25 @ Louis E. Dieruff	10
04/17/25 @ Easton Area	9
04/04/25 vs Pleasant Valley	7

Freedom barely beat Easton Area the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Patriots were the clear victors by a 12-3 margin over the Rovers on Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Patriots, who have now won five games by seven runs or more so far this season.

Santiago Rodriguez was incredible, firing off two home runs and six RBI while going 2-for-4. Those two home runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Colin Andrews, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.

They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Freedom kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Easton Area only managed six hits.

Freedom's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-3. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.2 runs on average over those games. As for Easton Area, with the defeat, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 6-4.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Freedom will challenge Northampton at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Easton Area, they will take on Parkland at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Rovers 3.8, the Trojans 1.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.