Baseball Game Preview: Godwin Eagles vs. Freeman Mavericks

The Godwin Eagles will venture away from home to square off against the Freeman Mavericks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Godwin will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.

On Monday, Godwin made easy work of Hermitage and carried off a 14-1 win.

Cal Travers

Base on Balls Against

05/19/25 vs Hermitage	0
05/06/25 @ Benedictine	2
04/25/25 vs Deep Run	2

Cal Travers looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, Luke Smyers was incredible, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, two stolen bases, and four RBI. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Alex Boyd, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI.

Godwin was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive games.

Meanwhile, Freeman fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Deep Run on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Wildcats by a score of 4-2. The Mavericks have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Godwin is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Freeman, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-8.

Godwin skirted past Freeman 2-0 in their previous matchup on May 2nd. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Eagles since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.