The Freeport Pretzels will take on the Harlem Huskies at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Freeport barely beat Belvidere the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Pretzels blew past the Bucs 8-2 on Monday. The home team had taken home the W every time these teams have met since May 19, 2023, but that streak is no more.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Harlem, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They came out on top against Jefferson on Monday by a score of 11-1 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game). The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Huskies considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Harlem is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-13 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.8 runs on average over those games. As for Freeport, their victory bumped their record up to 23-9.
Freeport came up short against Harlem when the teams last played back in April of 2024, falling 3-0. Can the Pretzels avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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