Freedom is 5-0 against Gainesville since April of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Freedom Eagles will look to defend their home field against the Gainesville Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. Freedom will be looking to keep their 13-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Freedom won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Saturday. They suffered a rough 9-3 loss at the hands of St. Albans. The loss was Freedom's first of the season.
Gainesville aren't just finding sucess at home, as their game on Wednesday extended their overall winning streak to three. They came out on top against Hickman by a score of 11-6. 11 seems to be a good number for Gainesville as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Ryan Petro looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits.
On the hitting side, JW Kohlmeyer was a standout: he went 2-for-2 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Caden Merritt, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Having lost for the first time this season, Freedom fell to 3-1. As for Gainesville, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
Everything went Freedom's way against Gainesville when the teams last played back in May of 2023 as Freedom made off with a 13-3 win. Will Freedom repeat their success, or does Gainesville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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