Freedom lost against Liberty back in April of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Freedom Falcons fell just short of the Liberty Lions by a score of 4-3.
Ruby Camacho-Cuen was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-2 with a home run. Another player making a difference was Lauren Denny, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with a double and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Freedom was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with three doubles. That's the most doubles they've managed all season.
On Liberty's side, Kate Skinner tossed a big game, striking out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits.
At the plate, Liberty saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaitlyn Macias, who went 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Kelsie Skaggs, who scored two runs and stole a base.
Freedom's defeat dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Liberty, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-2.
While Freedom had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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