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| 03/13/25 - Away | 3-0 W |
| 04/30/24 - Away | 3-2 W |
| 04/04/24 - Home | 4-3 W |
| 03/12/24 - Away | 4-6 L |
| 05/11/23 - Away | 8-0 W |
| + 5 more games |
Fremont and Saratoga are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2022, but likely not for long. The Firebirds will be playing in front of their home fans against the Falcons at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Fremont's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past MacDonald 20-0. The win was nothing new for the Firebirds as they're now sitting on four straight.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Saratoga, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They put the hurt on MacDonald with a sharp 16-0 victory on Thursday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Falcons considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Aiden Chen made a splash while hitting and pitching. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 15 over six innings pitched. He also allowed no hits, which is notable because Saratoga is 2-1 when he allows at most one hit, but 1-6 otherwise. Chen was also big at the plate, going a perfect 5-for-5 with nine RBI, two triples, and three runs. Those three runs gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Eli Safine was incredible, scoring five runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Those five runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Doug Bettinger, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Saratoga kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as MacDonald only managed one hit.
Saratoga's win ended a seven-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-7. As for Fremont, their victory bumped their record up to 10-3.
Fremont beat Saratoga 3-0 in their previous matchup back in March. Do the Firebirds have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Falcons turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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