Independence dropped their record down to 10-3 on Wednesday, which also ended the team's eight-game streak of wins at home. They took a 6-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy Royals. If the Blue Devils were looking for revenge after losing 6-1 to the Royals when the teams met back in May of 2023, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Independence saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sam Crooks, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
As for Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 11-5. Six seems to be a good number for they as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
On Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy's side, Ryan Tajgiszer looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. What's more, Tajgiszer posted three strikeouts, the most he's had since back in May of 2024.
On the hitting side, Jacob Lancy was incredible, going 2-for-3 with three stolen bases and three runs. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryan Wiehe, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Independence will host Berkshire at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy, they will take on Mentor at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Royals 3.3, the Cardinals 2.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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