The Eastland Cougars are taking a road trip to face off against the Freeport Pretzels at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Eastland has given up an average of 9.4 runs per game this season, but Saturday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Eastland fell victim to Milledgeville and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They lost 19-0 to the Missiles. The Cougars have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Freeport was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 7-6 heartbreaker at the hands of Lena-Winslow.
Mackenzee Matz was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over six innings pitched. Matz was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one triple and one run. That triple marked the first that she hit this season.
In other batting news, Quinn Krzeminiski made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Di'Mya Leiser also deserves some recognition as she got her first hit of the season.
Eastland now has a losing record of 2-3. As for Freeport, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
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