Freedom is 1-7 against Hillsborough since December of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Freedom Patriots will challenge the Hillsborough Terriers at 6:00 p.m. Freedom will be coming into the matchup with an undefeated record on the line.
Freedom's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They came out on top against Strawberry Crest by a score of 2-0. Give the Patriots' defense some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
Sunjay Bale and
Wesley Cunningham scored both of Freedom's goals, bringing their combined season tally to four goals.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hillsborough). They blew past Middleton 7-3 on Friday. With that victory, the Terriers brought their scoring average up to 3.2 goals per game.
Hillsborough used a slightly different lineup for their bout with Middleton. Wilder Paz played for 70 minutes having averaged 45 this season and Santiago Gironas got 60 vs. an average of 25. Gironas made the most of the opportunity, putting up an assist. A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.
Hillsborough now has a winning record of 2-1-1. As for Freedom, their record is now 4-0.
Freedom came up short against Hillsborough when the teams last played back in December of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Freedom avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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