The Freedom Patriots will take on the Edgewater Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
While Freedom's win against Ocoee wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Patriots never let the Knights get on the board and left with a 2-0 victory on Wednesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Patriots have posted against the Knights since March 3, 2020.
The result came thanks to John Paul Rodriguez Torres's shutout, as he gave up just three hits and racked up six Ks.
At the plate, Freedom saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nolan Kliegl, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI. Yordis Hernandez Sanchez also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
Meanwhile, Edgewater came up short against Orangewood Christian on Thursday and fell 6-2. The Eagles haven't had much luck with the Rams recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.
Edgewater's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Freedom, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Freedom couldn't quite get it done against Edgewater in their previous meeting back in March of 2025 as they fell 6-3. Can the Patriots avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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