Baseball Recap: Freedom Patriots vs. Louis E. Dieruff Huskies
Freedom entered their tilt with Louis E. Dieruff with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They were the clear victor by a 12-2 margin over the Louis E. Dieruff Huskies on Friday. The result was nothing new for Freedom, who have now won five contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
John Phillips made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits (and not a single walk). Phillips was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Freedom got a massive performance out of Ryan Kullman, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Michael Cobb, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
On Louis E. Dieruff's side, Josue Fortuna made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBI.
Freedom has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. As for Louis E. Dieruff, their loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-9.
Freedom will be playing in front of their home fans against Northampton at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Freedom: 3.6, Northampton: 4) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Louis E. Dieruff, they will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Easton Area at 4:00 p.m.
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