The Freedom Falcons will head out to square off against the Arroyo Dons at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Freedom will be strutting in after a victory while Arroyo will be coming in after a defeat.
Arroyo will face off against a team with plenty of momentum: Freedom extended their winning streak to three on Monday. Everything went the Falcons' way against Antioch as they made off with a 9-3 win.
Freedom got a great performance from Colton Vick as he struck out six batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits (and only one walk).
At the plate, Jason Pearce was a standout: he got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Oskar Rivera, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with three runs, one double, and one RBI.
Arroyo played against Hayward on Thursday and lost via forfeit.
Arroyo's loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 7-1 and their overall record down to 12-7-1. As for Freedom, their victory bumped their record up to 13-7.
Freedom beat Arroyo 5-2 when the teams last played back in March of 2019. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Falcons since the squad 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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