Baseball Recap: Independence Blue Devils vs. Villa Angela-St. Joseph Vikings
It was a good run, but Independence unfortunately witnessed the end of their nine-game winning streak on Wednesday. They lost 14-4 to the Villa Angela-St. Joseph Vikings. Independence was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Villa Angela-St. Joseph apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in April of 2023.
Cy Jolliffe and Dom Narduzzi did some serious damage despite the final result: Jolliffe went 3-for-3 with a double and an RBI, while Narduzzi went 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew Stamp, who went 1-for-2 with a triple and an RBI.
Independence's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-4. As for Villa Angela-St. Joseph, they pushed their record up to 15-4 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Independence will challenge Euclid at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Independence is facing Euclid at the right time seeing as Euclid is stuck on a 12-game losing streak. As for Villa Angela-St. Joseph, they will head out on the road to take on Perry at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams will come into the game having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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