Independence had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Butler Bulldogs and snuck past 2-1. This was payback for Independence, who suffered an 11-1 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Maliyah Alexander spent all 7.2 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on four hits. Those 7.2 innings set a new season-high mark for her.
On the hitting side, Independence saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kimber Mulkey, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
On Butler's side, they also let their pitcher toss all eight innings and she was also dialed-in: Abigail Sawyers gave up only one earned (and one unearned) run on six hits and racked up six Ks. Sawyers has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Independence has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5-1 record this season. As for Butler, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-6.
As of now, neither Independence nor Butler have any future games scheduled.
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