Baseball Recap: Freeport Falcons vs. Lincoln Academy Eagles
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Freeport had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Lincoln Academy Eagles a 4-0 shutout. The win was nothing new for Freeport as they're now sitting on three straight.
For Lincoln Academy's part, AJ Giberson was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched. Giberson has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Giberson was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with three stolen bases.
Freeport now has a winning record of 7-6. As for Lincoln Academy, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-9 record this season.
Freeport will have a chance to go back-to-back against Lincoln Academy: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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