The Independence Eagles will challenge the Brentwood Bruins at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Brentwood will square off against a team with plenty of momentum: Independence extended their winning streak to three on Monday. The Eagles blew past Columbia Central 10-3. Independence's win was all the more impressive since the Lions were averaging only 3.83 runs allowed on the season.
Kerrigan Riebe and Brylie Waechter were a major factor no matter where they played. Throwing, Riebe didn't allow a single earned run over 4.1 innings pitched. Meanwhile, Waechter tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave Riebe a new career-high in strikeouts (five). At the plate, Riebe went 2-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and one double, while Waechter scored two runs while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, Logan Riebe and Piper Johnson did most of the damage at the plate: Logan went 2-for-5 with one home run and three RBI, while Johnson scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances. That's the most runs Johnson has posted over her last six games. Addy McDow was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Brentwood made easy work of Ravenwood on Monday and carried off an 8-1 victory. The Bruins haven't had any issues with the Raptors recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Brentwood's victory bumped their record up to 11-3. As for Independence, they now have a winning record of 11-10.
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