Baseball Game Preview: Forest Park Bruins vs. Freedom Eagles

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Previous Games

04/30/24 - Away	16-0 W
04/05/24 - Home	20-0 W
05/02/23 - Home	33-2 W
04/17/23 - Away	29-0 W
05/03/19 - Home	1-27 L
+ 5 more games

Forest Park has gone 9-1 against Freedom recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Bruins will host the Eagles at 6:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

Forest Park is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to ten runs on Tuesday, they were much more limited against Osbourn Park on Thursday. They lost 11-1 to the Yellowjackets.

Meanwhile, Freedom had to start their season on the road back in March, and it wasn't the start they were hoping for. They came up short against Manassas Park, falling 21-4. Sadly, the defeat continues a streak the team started last season, making it five in a row.

Langston Hicks made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.

Forest Park's loss was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Freedom, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-1.

Everything went Forest Park's way against Freedom in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, as Forest Park made off with a 16-0 victory. Will the Bruins repeat their success, or do the Eagles have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.