Freeman proved they can win big last Tuesday (they won by six) but on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-2 victory over the Centennial Broncos. The Falcons have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Broncos, too.
Taelyn Lang spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on three hits and racked up 13 Ks. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in strikeouts.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Sydney Lenners, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Freeman hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Centennial struck out 13 times.
Freeman is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-11 record this season. As for Centennial, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-23.
Freeman has already played their next game, a 7-2 win against Arlington on the 7th. As for Centennial, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next match, a 12-0 loss against Fort Calhoun on the 5th.
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