Freedom Area has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the South Side Rams at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Freedom Area is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
Freedom Area is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 16 runs on Monday, they were much more limited against Shenango on Thursday. They lost 10-1 to the Wildcats. The loss continues a trend for Freedom Area in their matchups with Shenango: they've now lost four in a row.
Shaye Bailey made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a home run and two stolen bases. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played.
Meanwhile, South Side had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by an 11-1 margin over the Flames. South Side might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won five matches by ten runs or more this season.
Freedom Area's defeat dropped their record down to 6-9. As for South Side, their victory bumped their record up to 5-3.
Freedom Area couldn't quite finish off South Side in their previous meeting back in March of 2021 and fell 8-6. Can Freedom Area avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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