The Freedom Irish will play host again on Tuesday to welcome the Notre Dame Academy Tritons, where first pitch is scheduled at 4:30 p.m. Freedom will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
On Friday, Freedom was able to grind out a solid victory over West De Pere, taking the game 14-10.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Notre Dame Academy rose to the challenge on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Mustangs a 15-0 shutout. Notre Dame Academy might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won nine matchups by nine runs or more this season.
Addyson Simpson was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Simpson was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-1.
In other batting news, Megan Gelb was a standout: she went 2-for-2 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Another player making a difference was Ella Gelb, who went 2-for-2 with four RBI, two runs, and a stolen base.
Freedom has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 22-6 record this season. As for Notre Dame Academy, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-15.
Freedom took their victory against Notre Dame Academy in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 13-3. Will Freedom repeat their success, or does Notre Dame Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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