Freedom won the last time they faced Blake and things went their way on Tuesday too. Freedom was the clear victor by a 13-3 margin over Blake. Winning may never get old, but the Patriots sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Dylan Hand looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in February.
Connor Cress
| 03/18/25 vs Blake | 4 |
| 03/17/25 vs Tampa Bay Tech | 3 |
| 02/23/24 @ Middleton | 3 |
| 03/06/25 @ Tampa Bay Tech | 2 |
| 02/18/25 vs Hillsborough | 2 |
On the hitting side, Freedom let Connor Cress and Parker Crafton run wild. Cress scored four runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Crafton scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Those four runs gave Cress a new career-high. Logan Handville was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
Freedom always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .625. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Freedom now has a winning record of 8-7. As for Blake, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-12.
Freedom wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 5-4 defeat against Seffner Christian on the 19th. As for Blake, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 13-3 loss against Spoto on the 19th.
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