Freedom is 2-8 against Strawberry Crest since May of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Freedom Patriots will head out on the road to take on the Strawberry Crest Chargers at 7:00 p.m. Neither Freedom nor Strawberry Crest posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Freedom is is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game on Thursday. They fell just short of Sumner by a score of 4-2.
Cade Hoffman spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on three hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Liam Harris was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a home run and a double.
Meanwhile, Strawberry Crest didn't have quite enough to beat Durant on Thursday and fell 3-2. Strawberry Crest has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Strawberry Crest also got a good showing from Landon Wood, who tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits.
At the plate, Strawberry Crest saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nico Cappucci, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Freedom's record is now 4-16. As for Strawberry Crest, their record now sits at 12-8.
Freedom might still be hurting after the 13-2 loss they got from Strawberry Crest when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Strawberry Crest's Chase Conti, who pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Now that Freedom knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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