Softball Recap: Independence Wins High-Profile Match Against Hoover

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Previous Games

05/21/25 - Home	6-5 W
05/19/25 - Away	2-3 L
04/18/25 - Home	0-8 L
04/09/25 - Away	0-4 L
05/24/23 - Neutral	2-4 L
+ 4 more games

Independence faced Hoover in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. The Patriots won by a run and slipped past the Huskies 6-5. This was a revenge game for the Patriots: when they faced off against the Huskies on Monday, they had to take a 3-2 defeat.

The team relied heavily on Kassidy Bradbury, who went 3-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. That's the most hits she has posted since back in April. Another player making a difference was Emma Lilly, who went 1-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.

Independence is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 24-10 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.4 runs on average over those games. As for Hoover, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 22-7.

Independence will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Huskies: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.