Independence made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Ellet, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Blue Devils fell just short of the Orangemen by a score of 5-3 on Thursday. The loss was the Blue Devils' first of the season.
Lila Manfredonia put in work while hitting and pitching. She struck out 12 batters over six innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. Manfredonia was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one home run and three RBI.
In other batting news, Addison Walchanowicz made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 3-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
Having lost for the first time this season, Independence fell to 8-1. As for Ellet, the win (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 10-3.
Coming up, Independence will square off against Paul VI at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday. As for Ellet, they will host Medina at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
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