Freeman won the last time they faced Malcolm, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Freeman Falcons sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 victory over the Malcolm Clippers. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Falcons.
Sydney Lenners spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on five hits and racked up ten Ks. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in September of 2023.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Nevaeh Niles, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in hits.
Freeman hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most two strikeouts in five consecutive matches.
Freeman is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. As for Malcolm, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-8.
Coincidentally, both will both be playing Milford the next time they take the field. Freeman will head out to face Milford at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, while Malcolm will play them later in the day, at 4:30 p.m.
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