Hillsborough is 7-1 against Freedom since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Hillsborough Terriers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Freedom Patriots at 7:00 p.m. Neither Hillsborough nor Freedom posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Last Tuesday, Hillsborough didn't have quite enough to beat Armwood and fell 3-2. That's two games in a row now that Hillsborough has lost by just one run.
Aiden Morales put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Morales has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Morales was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Morales wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Curtis Roberts, who went 1-for-1 with two stolen bases.
Meanwhile, Freedom was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell 5-2 to Blake.
Hillsborough has not been sharp recently as the team has lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-10 record this season. As for Freedom, their loss dropped their record down to 4-14.
Hillsborough was able to grind out a solid win over Freedom when the teams last played back in March, winning 8-5. Will Hillsborough repeat their success, or does Freedom have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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