For the second straight game, Freedom will face off against Liberty. The Falcons will welcome the Lions at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Freedom has struggled recently with four losses in a row, while Liberty will arrive with five straight victories.
Freedom's usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Tuesday's struggle, when Liberty hitters got past them. The Falcons lost 12-3 to the Lions on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Falcons have suffered against the Lions since April 29, 2021.
For Liberty's part, Miles Cornell looked comfortable as he tossed 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. The dominant performance also gave Cornell a new career-high in strikeouts (five).
At the plate, Dominic Staben was a standout: he went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs. Those five RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Chayce Formosa, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and two doubles.
Liberty was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .516. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Freedom only posted a batting average of .276.
Liberty's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-6. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Freedom, they now have a losing record of 10-11.
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