Freedom won the last time they faced Gateway, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Freedom Patriots came out on top against the Gateway Panthers by a score of 8-3.
Freedom got a great performance from Robert Dexter as he didn't allow a single earned run over 6.2 innings pitched. Dexter has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances. Marcus Alf picked up the save, tossing 0.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Rhys Rego, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Christian Medina, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
On Gateway's side, Noah Golshan-Nejad made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Carlos Gonzalez, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and two RBI.
Freedom is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. As for Gateway, their defeat was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 4-7.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Freedom will take on Ocoee at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Ocoee hasn't scored more than two runs for three games straight, a trend the squad is eager to reverse. As for Gateway, they will head out on the road to challenge Celebration at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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