Freedom has not done well against Liberty recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. The Freedom Patriots' pitcher stepped up to hand the Liberty Hurricanes a 1-0 shutout. That's two games straight that Freedom has won by just one run.
Not much got past Chase Walker, who gave up just three hits and racked up seven Ks to keep Liberty off the board.
On the hitting side, Freedom saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Geovanny Ledee, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
On Liberty's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jacob Rivera, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases.
Freedom now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Liberty, their loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 3-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Freedom will square off against Northampton at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Northampton is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season. As for Liberty, they will head out on the road to face off against Emmaus at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Liberty is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
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