Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Freeman). They blew past the Falls City Tigers 19-1 on Tuesday. The Falcons might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by ten runs or more this season.
Bekah Delhay was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in strikeouts. She was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-1.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Taelyn Lang, who scored four runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. The last time her OBP was this high was back in October of 2023. Another player making a difference was Kaylie Beu, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-5.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Freeman didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Falls City didn't tossed any.
Freeman is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Falls City, they are on a 21-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-10.
Freeman will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Malcolm at 4:30 p.m. Freeman's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Malcolm's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Falls City, they will take on Nebraska City at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Nebraska City will roll in looking for their tenth straight win, something Falls City surely won't give up without a fight.
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