Freedom is 1-9 against Liberty since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Freedom Patriots will head out on the road to take on the Liberty Hurricanes at 6:00 p.m. Freedom is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.1 runs per game this season.
Freedom took a loss when they played away from home last Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They came out on top against Bethlehem Catholic by a score of 5-2.
Matt Heineman looked comfortable as he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Patrick Kiefner, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Liberty unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Monday. They fell just short of Nazareth Area by a score of 4-2. Having soared to a lofty 14 runs in the game before, Liberty couldn't push the score so high this time.
Liberty saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Noah Gyauch-Quirk, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Braylen Gonzalez, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Freedom is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season. As for Liberty, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-5.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Freedom has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Liberty struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Freedom came out on top in a nail-biter against Liberty in their previous matchup back in April, sneaking past 1-0. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Gyauch-Quirk, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over six innings pitched. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Freedom still be able to contain Gyauch-Quirk? There's only one way to find out.
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