After flying high against Gainesville last Tuesday, Freedom came back down to earth. The Freedom Eagles fell just short of the Heritage Pride by a score of 10-9 on Friday. Freedom was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Heritage apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in April of 2018.
McKenzie Powell made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with six RBI, a triple, and a stolen base. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Kaitlyn Bronowicz was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 3-for-5.
Freedom has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-8 record this season. As for Heritage, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-6.
Freedom didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 7-6 loss vs. Battlefield on the 7th. As for Heritage, they will head out on the road to take on Dominion at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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