Freedom is 10-0 against Deer Valley since April of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Freedom Falcons will head out on the road to challenge the Deer Valley Wolverines at 4:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
On Monday, Freedom came up short against Benicia and fell 6-1. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Freedom has scored all season.
Freedom saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Olivia Hurtado, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Meanwhile, Deer Valley is still looking for their season's first win. They lost 12-0 to Antioch on Thursday.
This is the second loss in a row for Freedom and nudges their season record down to 11-6. As for Deer Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 0-16.
Deer Valley's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Freedom has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.4 hits per game. It's a different story for Deer Valley, though, as they've been averaging 11.8. Given Freedom's sizable advantage in that area, Deer Valley will need to find a way to close that gap.
Freedom took their win against Deer Valley in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 17-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Freedom since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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