The Freeport Bulldogs will square off against the Booker T. Washington Wildcats at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing is sure in Freeport's favor as the squad sits on nine straight wins at home while Booker T. Washington has been banged up by 11 consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
Freeport is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Wildwood a 17-0 shutout on Tuesday. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matchups by six runs or more this season.
Carson Vogler
| 03/18/25 @ Wildwood | 5 |
| 03/11/24 vs Winona | 3 |
| 02/20/24 @ Bay | 3 |
| 03/11/25 vs Donelson Christian Academy | 2 |
| 04/26/24 vs Vernon | 2 |
The team relied heavily on Carson Vogler, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with five RBI, two runs, and one triple. Those five RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Niles King III, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Vogler wasn't the only one working in the hit department: Freeport kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That's a new trend for Freeport: they were averaging 4.8 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 contests they've averaged 9.6.
Meanwhile, Booker T. Washington lost 14-2 to Yukon on Thursday.
Booker T. Washington saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lucas Parkhurst, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI.
Freeport is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. Booker T. Washington's loss dropped their record down to 3-14.
Booker T. Washington's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Freeport has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .444. It's a different story for Booker T. Washington, though, as they've only averaged .329. Will they be able to contain Freeport's hitters?
Freeport took their victory against Booker T. Washington in their previous meeting last Thursday by a conclusive 6-0. Does Freeport have another victory up their sleeve, or will Booker T. Washington turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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