The Independence Eagles will take on the Beech Buccaneers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Independence will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
If Independence beats Beech with eight runs on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. The Eagles' pitchers stepped up to hand Franklin an 8-0 shutout on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Beech fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Green Hill on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Hawks by a score of 7-6.
Kaden Powell was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He struck out eight batters over 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (and only one walk). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Beech is 10-2 when Powell posts two or more runs, but 5-8 otherwise.
In other batting news, Jackson Kennedy made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-5 with one home run and one double. Wyatt Davis was another key player, going 3-for-4 with one RBI.
Independence pushed their record up to 15-7 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Beech, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-10.
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