Sickles is 7-1 against Freedom since March of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Sickles Gryphons will be playing in front of their home fans against the Freedom Patriots at 7:00 p.m. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
After a string of eight wins, Sickles' good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They fell just short of Plant by a score of 6-5.
Cameron Guise was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. Guise has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Guise was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Jaden Nazar was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Jacob Dial was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Freedom didn't have quite enough to beat Chamberlain on Wednesday and fell 3-1. That's two games in a row now that Freedom has lost by exactly two runs.
Freedom saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Liam Harris, who went 1-for-3 with a triple.
Sickles' loss ended an 18-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 15-4. As for Freedom, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-12.
Sickles took their win against Freedom in their previous matchup back in March of 2023 by a conclusive 16-0. Will Sickles repeat their success, or does Freedom have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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