The Freeland Falcons will head out on the road to face off against the Lake Fenton Blue Devils at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Freeland came out on top against Garber on Tuesday thanks in part to the team's impressive four-run sixth inning. The Falcons took their game against the Dukes 8-3. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Falcons.
Meanwhile, Lake Fenton had already won nine in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.3 runs) and they went ahead and made it ten on Monday. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 12-11 W against the Trojans. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Blue Devils, who until this contest were averaging 3.73 runs allowed.
The team relied heavily on Parker Beardsley (Mott Community Coll, who went 3-for-4 with three runs and one double. Mia Merrell (2027) also deserves some recognition as she hit her first triple of the season.
Lake Fenton was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .452. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Owosso only posted a batting average of .303.
Lake Fenton pushed their record up to 10-1 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.4 runs on average over those games. As for Freeland, their record now sits at 5-2.
Freeland couldn't quite finish off Lake Fenton in their previous matchup back in May of 2024 and fell 6-4. Can the Falcons avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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