Baseball Preview: Independence Blue Devils vs. Oberlin The Phoenix
The Independence Blue Devils will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Oberlin The Phoenix at 5:00 p.m. The pair are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Independence will head into Tuesday's match having proved themselves against Fairview: Independence barely beat Fairview the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. Independence was the clear victor by an 11-2 margin over Fairview on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Independence.
Sam Crooks made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over six innings pitched. Crooks was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, Liam Jenks was excellent, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Dom Narduzzi, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Oberlin scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Monday. Everything went their way against John Hay as Oberlin made off with a 12-2 win. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Independence's win bumped their record up to 11-4. As for Oberlin, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 4-8 record this season.
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