Baseball Preview: Freedom Patriots vs. Chamberlain Storm
Freedom is 10-0 against Chamberlain since March of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Freedom Patriots will look to defend their home field against the Chamberlain Storm at 7:00 p.m.
Last Tuesday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Freedom had to settle for a 5-3 loss against Wharton.
Freedom saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Paul Rodriguez, who went 2-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Chamberlain ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They won by a run and slipped past Hillsborough 2-1. That's two games straight that Chamberlain has won by just one run.
Yadiel Garcia was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over 7.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Garcia has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Garcia was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3.
Freedom's defeat dropped their record down to 4-11. As for Chamberlain, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-11.
Freedom came out on top in a nail-biter against Chamberlain when the teams last played back in March of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. Does Freedom have another victory up their sleeve, or will Chamberlain turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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