Baseball Game Preview: Beech Buccaneers vs. Independence Eagles

Buccaneers

Runs

05/15/25 vs Independence	8
05/10/25 vs Green Hill	13
05/09/25 @ Overton	9
05/05/25 @ Green Hill	13
05/05/25 vs Green Hill	4
+ 37 more games

For the second straight game, Beech will face off against Independence. The Buccaneers will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Eagles at 6:00 p.m. Beech is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.

Beech is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Tennessee's top teams: Independence, who was ranked 17th at the time (Beech was ranked 23rd). The Buccaneers took a 12-8 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Eagles on Thursday. 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.

Independence's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 25-11. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Beech, their loss dropped their record down to 25-17.