Baseball Recap: Freedom Patriots vs. Whitehall Zephyrs
Freedom lost against Whitehall back in April of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Freedom Patriots fell just short of the Whitehall Zephyrs by a score of 4-3. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Freedom in their matchups with Whitehall: they've now lost three in a row.
John Phillips was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Even though they lost, Freedom was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with four doubles. That's the most doubles they've managed all season.
On Whitehall's side, they got a great performance from Aurelius Haddad as he tossed 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits.
At the plate, Whitehall saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Seth Hoderewski, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Freedom's defeat dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Whitehall, their win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-3.
Freedom will take on Bethlehem Catholic at 4:45 p.m. on Monday. The last three games Freedom has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Whitehall, they will head out on the road to square off against Pocono Mountain East at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Pocono Mountain East: 2, Whitehall: 4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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