The Hickory Flat Rebels will venture away from home to challenge the Independence Wildcats at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Hickory Flat comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
Last Thursday, Hickory Flat came up short against Potts Camp and fell 9-5.
Tripp Pipkin and Connor Hendricks did some serious damage despite the final result: Pipkin scored a run while going 2-for-2, while Hendricks scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Independence was able to grind out a solid victory over Bruce on Tuesday, taking the game 6-1.
Dallas Stepp spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits. He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than one walk in nine consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Kaleb Kitchen and Gavin Pierce did most of the damage at the plate: Kitchen scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Pierce went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one double. That's the most RBI Pierce has posted over his last nine games.
Independence is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 15-8 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.6 runs over those games. As for Hickory Flat, their loss dropped their record down to 0-19.
Hickory Flat skirted past Independence 10-9 in their previous matchup back in March of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Rebels since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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