There's no place like home for Freer, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Agua Dulce Longhorns a 4-0 shutout on Monday. That's more bragging rights for Freer, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Peyton Borden made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. Borden has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Borden was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 1-for-3.
Borden wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Javier Perez, who went 2-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
Freer has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season. As for Agua Dulce, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-9-1.
Freer will look to defend their home field on Saturday against George West at 4:00 p.m. Freer's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so George West's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Agua Dulce, they will head out on the road to face off against Port Aransas at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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