Freedom Area is on a seven-game streak of home wins, while Redbank Valley is on a seven-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. Freedom Area will host Redbank Valley at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Freedom Area is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Bishop McCort 5-3.
Tommy Ward was excellent, going 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. Mason O'Donnell was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Redbank Valley sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 8-7 victory over Greenville on Monday.
Jaxon Huffman was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out seven batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in April. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-5 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Huffman wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Carson Gould, who went 4-for-7 with one home run, three runs, and four RBI. Those four RBI gave Gould a new career-high.
Redbank Valley has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 14 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.6 runs over those games. As for Freedom Area, their victory bumped their record up to 16-7.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
