The Freeport Bulldogs are on the road again on Friday to play the Franklin County Seahawks at 7:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
On Thursday, Freeport fell victim to a rough 10-1 defeat at the hands of Cottondale.
Freeport saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Darrow, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Franklin County came up short against Port St. Joe on Monday and fell 6-2. That's two games in a row now that Franklin County has lost by exactly four runs.
Freeport's loss dropped their record down to 5-8. As for Franklin County, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-7 record this season.
Freeport came out on top in a nail-biter against Franklin County in their previous matchup back in April of 2019, sneaking past 3-1. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Franklin County's Javon Pride, who struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits (and only one walk). Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be that much easier for Freeport to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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