Golden Bears
| 03/12/25 vs Wilson Central | 17 |
| 03/10/25 @ Watertown | 12 |
| 03/06/25 @ Siegel | 1 |
Mount Juliet is a perfect 3-0 against Independence since March of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Mount Juliet Golden Bears will square off against the Independence Eagles at 1:30 p.m. Mount Juliet is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season.
Mount Juliet is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Wilson Central 17-2 on Wednesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Golden Bears.
Jewel Hale was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. That's the fewest hits she has allowed since back in March of 2024. She was also big at the plate, going a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI and one double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Annalise Mecklenberg, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, five RBI, and three runs. That's the most runs she has posted since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Layla Patrick, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Mount Juliet always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .622. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Independence came up short against Nolensville on Thursday and fell 8-3.
Independence saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Piper Johnson, who went 1-for-3 with one triple and one run.
Independence's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-1. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 10.2 runs. As for Mount Juliet, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
Everything went Mount Juliet's way against Independence when the teams last played back in April of 2023, as Mount Juliet made off with a 12-5 victory. Will Mount Juliet repeat their success, or does Independence have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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