The Independence/Gilmanton Indees will head out on the road to challenge the Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran Lancers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Independence/Gilmanton has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with seven straight defeats, while Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran will come in with three straight victories.
Last Tuesday, Independence/Gilmanton didn't have quite enough to beat Eleva-Strum and fell 4-2.
Meanwhile, Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran stacked a sixth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They blew past Blair-Taylor 12-4.
Hannah Kazemba made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over seven innings pitched. Kazemba was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cheyenne Wales, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI, a triple, and a run. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one triple the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Katie Kloke, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Independence/Gilmanton's loss dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.
Independence/Gilmanton might still be hurting after the 9-0 defeat they got from Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran in their previous meeting two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Kazemba, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. Now that Independence/Gilmanton knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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