The Freedom Falcons will head out on the road to challenge the California Grizzlies at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Freedom is coming into the contest hot, having won their last four games.
Freedom is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They never let El Cerrito get on the board and left with a 2-0 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Falcons have posted since March 18th.
Not much got past Caleb Emmons, who gave up just four hits to keep El Cerrito off the board. Emmons has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Colton Vick was excellent, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April.
Meanwhile, California beat Washington 4-0 on Friday. That's two games straight that the Grizzlies have won by exactly four runs.
The team relied heavily on Logan Kellogg, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run and three RBI. Angelo Sherman was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and two runs.
Freedom pushed their record up to 14-12 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for California, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 14-11.
Freedom couldn't quite get it done against California in their previous meeting back in April as they fell 5-1. Can the Falcons avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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