The Parkland Trojans will head out on the road to challenge the Freedom Patriots at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Parkland is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
Parkland is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Whitehall just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell 7-2 to the Zephyrs.
Parkland got a good showing from Julian Santiago, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Santiago has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Parkland saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Klotz, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Even though they lost, Parkland didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Freedom, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road on Monday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Easton Area on Wednesday and snuck past 6-4.
The team relied heavily on Michael Cobb, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI, a run, and a double. Patrick Kiefner was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3.
Parkland's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-3. As for Freedom, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season.
Parkland couldn't quite finish off Freedom in their previous meeting back in May of 2021 and fell 6-4. Can Parkland avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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