On Friday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but the Lincoln Trojans had to settle for a 4-3 defeat against the Freedom Falcons.
Aden Bowman was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Joey Victor relieved him and did a solid job, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, Aiden Williams was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with an RBI.
On Freedom's side, Cael Green looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched. Green has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances. Adrian Boles relieved him and did a solid job, striking out seven batters over three innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Freedom saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Adam Boccia, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Lincoln's loss dropped their record down to 6-5-2. As for Freedom, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 8-5.
Lincoln will head out on the road to face off against Tracy at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Tracy: 2.5, Lincoln: 3) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Freedom, they will be playing at home against Pittsburg at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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