The Freedom Patriots will face off against the West Orange Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Freedom will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Freedom's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Colonial as they made off with a 10-0 win.
Marcus Alf
| 04/08/25 vs Colonial | 7 |
| 04/04/25 vs Legacy Charter | 5 |
| 03/10/25 vs Cheshire Academy | 4 |
| 03/07/25 vs Boone | 3 |
| 03/14/25 vs Edgewater | 2 |
Freedom got a great performance from Marcus Alf as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Those seven strikeouts gave Alf a new career-high.
On the hitting side, Joel Santiago was a standout: he scored three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. He is becoming a predictor of Freedom's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 2-1 (and 8-12 when he doesn't). Juan Pablo Gatica was another key player, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, West Orange unfortunately witnessed the end of their ten-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell 5-0 to Winter Park. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Warriors haven't been shut out since back in March.
West Orange also got a good showing from Sims McClusky, who tossed 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. McClusky has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than one walk in six consecutive appearances.
At the plate, West Orange saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Miguel Acosta, who went 2-for-3 with one double.
Freedom's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-13. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs over those games. As for West Orange, their defeat dropped their record down to 18-5.
Freedom suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to West Orange in their previous meeting back in March of 2024. Will the Patriots have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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