Baseball Recap: Beech Comes Up Short in High-Profile Match with Independence

Buccaneers

Previous 5 Games

05/15/25 vs Independence	8-12
05/10/25 vs Green Hill	13-3
05/09/25 @ Overton	9-0
05/05/25 @ Green Hill	13-2
05/05/25 vs Green Hill	4-7

Beech faced Independence in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Buccaneers fell 12-8 to the Eagles. The Buccaneers' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.

Wyatt Davis was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-4 with one home run and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Reece Morrow, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run.

Beech's loss dropped their record down to 25-17. As for Independence, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 24-11.

While Beech had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.