The Freedom Patriots will head out on the road to challenge the Pocono Mountain East Cardinals at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Last Wednesday, Freedom suffered a tough 17-10 loss at the hands of Nazareth Area. Freedom has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
John Phillips put in work while hitting and pitching. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned run off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). Phillips was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, Geovanny Ledee was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing three bases. Another player making a difference was Alex Suarez, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, everything went Pocono Mountain East's way against Pleasant Valley on Friday as Pocono Mountain East made off with an 11-3 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Pocono Mountain East.
Like Freedom, Pocono Mountain East also got a great game from a two-way player: Bobby Ehrmann. Throwing, Ehrmann pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits (he also only allowed one walk). Meanwhile, Rocco DelGiudice tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). At bat, Ehrmann scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while DelGiudice scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, Jayden Martinez was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Freedom now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Pocono Mountain East, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.
Freedom suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Pocono Mountain East in their previous meeting back in May of 2021. Can Freedom avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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