The Providence Panthers will be playing at home against the Independence Patriots at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Providence is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.
Providence fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Charlotte Catholic on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Cougars by a score of 6-5.
Emerson McAllister and Madeline Matteo did some serious damage despite the final result: McAllister scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4, while Matteo went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Emelia Zeng, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Independence was handed a ten-point defeat in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Charlotte Catholic on Friday. Independence narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Charlotte Catholic 12-10. The win was just what Independence needed coming off of a 21-11 loss in their prior game.
Independence got a massive performance out of Sofia Tristan, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Kimber Mulkey, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
Providence now has a losing record at 6-7. As for Independence, their victory bumped their record up to 8-4-1.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Providence hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.7 home runs per game. However, it's not like Independence struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.7. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Providence suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Independence in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Independence's Maliyah Alexander, who struck out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Now that Providence knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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