Baseball Preview: Rosa Fort Lions vs. Independence Wildcats
Rosa Fort has been on the road for four straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Independence Wildcats at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. Rosa Fort hasn't scored more than two runs for four games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse.
After a 17-2 finish the last time they played, Rosa Fort and Byhalia decided to play a little more cautiously this time around. Rosa Fort fell just short of Byhalia by a score of 2-0 on Thursday.
Rosa Fort saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jakalb Johnson, who went 1-for-1 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Independence can now show off 11 landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Thursday. They beat Holly Springs by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 20-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for Independence.
Miller Owens made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Owens has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Owens was even better at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Dallas Stepp, who went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Wright, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-4.
Rosa Fort's loss dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Independence, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 13-9 record this season.
Rosa Fort suffered a grim 18-0 defeat to Independence in their previous meeting back in March of 2023. Can Rosa Fort avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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