Baker is 2-8 against Freeport since February of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Gators are taking a road trip to challenge the Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. The two teams are out to turn their luck around after having lost tight contests in their previous games.
Baker is headed into the game having just suffered their closest loss since March 10th on Monday. They fell just short of Central by a score of 12-10. Even if the Gators couldn't come away with the win, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their hitters, which had struggled int the games prior.
Nevaeh Nava was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-5 with one home run and two RBI. That home run marked the first that she has launched this season. Another player making a difference was Adahline Burks, who got on base in three of her five plate appearances with two stolen bases and three runs.
Meanwhile, Freeport didn't have quite enough to beat Paxton on Tuesday and fell 6-4. The Bulldogs haven't had much luck with the Bobcats recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Madison Worrell spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and three unearned) runs on eight hits.
On the hitting side, Freeport saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lexi Worrell, who went 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
Baker's defeat dropped their record down to 7-10. As for Freeport, their loss dropped their record down to 4-12.
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