The Freeport Pretzels will head out on the road to square off against the Hononegah Indians at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
It may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Freeport ultimately got the result they hoped for on Saturday. They won by a run and slipped past Dixon 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for Freeport.
Cameren Plowman spent all nine innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on nine hits and racked up 12 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts every time she's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Freeport saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Quinn Krzeminski, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Hononegah came tearing into in their third game on Saturday's game with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.7 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Golden Eagles onto the board and left with an 11-0 win. The result was nothing new for Hononegah, who have now won three matches by 11 runs or more so far this season.
Freeport has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for Hononegah, their victory bumped their record up to 9-1.
Freeport suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Hononegah when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can Freeport avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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