La Villa is 1-7 against Freer since March of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The La Villa Cardinals will head out on the road to challenge the Freer Buckaroos at 7:00 p.m.
La Villa was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. Their tough 17-2 loss to Premont might stick with them for a while.
Meanwhile, Freer came tearing into Monday's match with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.8 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Seahawks onto the board and left with a 6-0 win. The result was nothing new for Freer, who have now won six contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Peyton Borden spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on two hits and racked up 14 Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Javier Perez was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Roman Aguillon, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
La Villa's defeat dropped their record down to 9-18. As for Freer, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-7.
La Villa might still be hurting after the 13-3 loss they got from Freer in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Freer's Eric Leal, who struck out 12 batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off one hit (and only one walk). Now that La Villa knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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