Freedom is 0-10 against Alexander Central since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Freedom Patriots will head out on the road to square off against the Alexander Central Cougars at 6:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Tuesday, it was a hard-fought game, but Freedom had to settle for a 10-9 defeat against Watauga. Freedom has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Englani Campbell was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaylee Skinner, who went 3-for-4 with two runs and a triple.
Meanwhile, Alexander Central fell victim to West Wilkes and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They fell just short of the Blackhawks by a score of 1-0. Alexander Central has struggled against West Wilkes recently, as their contest on Thursday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Freedom's loss dropped their record down to 8-13. As for Alexander Central, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-4.
Freedom might still be hurting after the 12-1 loss they got from Alexander Central in their previous meeting on April 10th. Can Freedom avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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