The Independence Patriots will head out on the road to challenge the Buckeye Hawks at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Independence will head into Tuesday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the six-point they dealt Washington on Tuesday. Everything went Independence's way against Washington as Independence made off with a 15-9 win. The victory was familiar territory for Independence who now have three in a row.
Mariana Perez Vargas made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). Perez Vargas was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, Independence got a massive performance out of Genevieve DeLaCruz, who scored two runs and stole five bases while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances. DeLaCruz is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: she's stolen at least one every time she's taken the field this season. Another player making a difference was Vanessa Garcia, who scored two runs and stole five bases while going 3-for-5.
Meanwhile, Buckeye stacked an 11th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Copper Canyon a 20-0 shutout. Give Buckeye's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
Independence has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 9-8 record this season. As for Buckeye, they pushed their record up to 14-7 with that win, which was their third straight on the road.
Independence suffered a grim 16-0 defeat to Buckeye in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can Independence avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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