The Freedom Falcons will challenge the Arroyo Dons at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Freedom has four straight wins, Arroyo has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
If Freedom beats Arroyo with nine runs on Thursday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. The Falcons skirted past the Dons 9-7.
Jason Pearce looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (two).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Cruz Padilla, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March of 2025. Isaiah Keys was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.
Arroyo's loss dropped their record down to 12-9-1. As for Freedom, their victory bumped their record up to 14-7.
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