Baseball Preview: Freeport Bulldogs vs. Paxton Bobcats
Freeport and Paxton are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2019, but likely not for long. The Freeport Bulldogs will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Paxton Bobcats at 7:00 p.m. Freeport will be strutting in after a victory while Paxton will be coming in after a loss.
Freeport took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. Everything went their way against Vernon as Freeport made off with a 14-4 win.
Rem Sullivan tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits.
At the plate, Freeport got a massive performance out of Niles King III, who scored five runs and stole three bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Carson Vogler, who scored two runs and stole four bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Paxton unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Monday. They fell just short of Cottondale by a score of 4-3.
Paxton saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Noah Morgan, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI. Morgan has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Freeport's victory bumped their record up to 7-14. As for Paxton, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-8.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Freeport has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.7 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Paxton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.4. The only question left is which team can snag more. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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