Recap: East Union Lancers vs. Freedom Falcons
East Union waltzed into their match on Tuesday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over the Freedom Falcons. Three seems to be a good number for East Union as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Zach Grabowski looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Carson Sanders, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was JP Abrew, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
On Freedom's side, they got a good showing from Devan Carmignani, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over four innings pitched.
At the plate, Freedom saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Antonio Molina, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
East Union pushed their record up to 8-1 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those good results, didn't necessarily come from the team's hitting performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 3.8 runs per game. As for Freedom, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-4 record this season.
East Union will head out on the road to take on Liberty at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. East Union's pitching crew has only allowed 2.7 runs per game this season, so Liberty's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Freedom, they will be playing in front of their home fans against West at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. West has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.75 runs per game on average), something Freedom will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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