Freedom had to endure a seven-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Innovation Bulls a 3-0 shutout on Thursday.
Not much got past Rhys Rego, who gave up just two hits and racked up six Ks to keep Innovation off the board. What's more, Rego gave up only zero earned runs, the fewest he's had since back in February.
At the plate, Blake Echols was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in doubles (two).
Freedom's victory bumped their record up to 5-9. As for Innovation, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-4.
Looking ahead, Freedom will welcome Edgewater at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Edgewater is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season. As for Innovation, they are taking a road trip to challenge Gateway at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Innovation also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 6.3 runs per game.
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