Freedom was the 1-0 winner over Liberty when they last played one another back in April, but their luck changed this time around. The Freedom Patriots fell 6-1 to the Liberty Hurricanes on Tuesday.
Freedom saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alex Suarez, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On Liberty's side, JJ Cruz spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on three hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jacob Rivera, who scored a run while going 4-for-4. Another player making a difference was Braylen Gonzalez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Freedom dropped their record down to 11-8 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Liberty, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season.
Freedom will head out on the road to face off against Louis E. Dieruff at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Freedom's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Louis E. Dieruff's hitters will have their work cut out for them. Liberty does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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