The Parkland Trojans will head out on the road to face off against the Freedom Patriots at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Parkland will be strutting in after a victory while Freedom will be coming in after a defeat.
Parkland had to kick off their season on the road on Tuesday, but they showed no ill effects. They blew past William Allen 12-6.
Steven Sepko tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up three earned runs off only two hits.
At the plate, Will Dobil was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Tyler McNicholas was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Freedom pushed their score all the way to ten on Wednesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. Their tough 17-10 loss to Nazareth Area might stick with them for a while. Freedom has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
John Phillips was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). Phillips was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, Geovanny Ledee made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole three bases. Another player making a difference was Alex Suarez, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Parkland couldn't quite finish off Freedom in their previous matchup back in May of 2021 and fell 6-4. Can Parkland avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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