Water Valley hit Independence with a four-run sixth inning on Friday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Wildcats took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Blue Devils. The Wildcats haven't had much luck with the Blue Devils recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.
Kaleb Kitchen made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with three stolen bases, one run, and one double.
Independence's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Water Valley, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-2.
Coming up, Independence will be playing in front of their home fans against Greenville at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Water Valley, they are taking a road trip to square off against Senatobia at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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