Gainesville is 0-6 against Freedom since May of 2022 but things could change on Friday. The Cardinals will head out on the road to challenge the Eagles at 6:00 p.m. Gainesville will be strutting in after a victory while Freedom will be coming in after a loss.
Gainesville took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Osbourn as they made off with a 13-2 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Cardinals considering their one-run performance the game before.
Marley Williams was a standout: she went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. That triple marked the first that she has hit this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Cameryn Denhup, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with two stolen bases and three runs.
Gainesville was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .485. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
The home team had come away the winner the last four times Freedom and Loudoun County had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. The Eagles fell just short of the Captains by a score of 4-3 on Thursday. The Eagles have struggled against the Captains recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meeting.
Jordan Miller made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases and two RBI. Another player making a difference was McKenzie Powell, who went 1-for-3 with two runs and one triple.
Freedom's defeat dropped their record down to 7-9. As for Gainesville, their record is now 4-6.
Freedom's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Gainesville has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 8.8 hits per game. It's a different story for Freedom, though, as they've been averaging 9.3 hits. Given Gainesville's sizable advantage in that area, the Eagles will need to find a way to close that gap.
Gainesville couldn't quite finish off Freedom in their previous matchup back in April and fell 16-14. Can the Cardinals avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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