The Freeport Bulldogs will head out on the road to square off against the Liberty County Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with seven defeats in a row, Freeport finally turned things around against Vernon on Monday. Freeport walked away with a 5-2 victory over Vernon.
Hagen Marse spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on four hits.
At the plate, Niles King III and Carson Vogler did most of the damage at the plate: King III scored a run while going 2-for-4, while Vogler went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and a double. Vogler is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last five games he's played. Rem Sullivan was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, Liberty County can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent contest on Monday. They put the hurt on Franklin County with a sharp 7-0 win. Winning may never get old, but Liberty County sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Dylan Chester looked comfortable as he tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Trenton Hires was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Cayson Evans, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI.
Freeport's victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-13. As for Liberty County, they pushed their record up to 13-6 with that win, which was their third straight on the road.
Freeport came up short against Liberty County when the teams last played back in February, falling 5-2. Can Freeport avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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