For the second straight game, Freedom will face off against Heritage. The Falcons will be playing at home against the Patriots at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Freedom 2.7, Heritage 1.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Freedom might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 5-1 to Heritage, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The Falcons have struggled against the Patriots recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost meeting.
For Heritage's part, they got a great performance from Jace Bernard as he pitched 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off seven hits. Bernard has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Tyler Williams, who went 2-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Alonzo Alvarez, who went 1-for-2 with one run and one double.
The win made it two in a row for Heritage and bumps their season record up to 15-4. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.0 runs over those games. As for Freedom, their loss dropped their record down to 10-9.
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