Sissonville easily dispatched Nitro last Wednesday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Indians fell just short of the Independence Patriots by a score of 8-6 on Friday. Unfortunately, that's the first time they've come up short against the Patriots this season, with their most recent loss being a 8-6 defeat on Friday.
Eli Simonton was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-4 with three RBI, one triple, and one run. Nick Slate also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
Sissonville's loss was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 7-5. As for Independence, they picked up their first home victory, bumping their record up to 2-5-1.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: the Patriots beat Sissonville by a score of 8-6 later that day.
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