The Independence Knights will venture away from home to square off against the Emerson Mavericks at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Independence's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by a 15-0 margin over Heritage. The Knights haven't had any issues with the Coyotes recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Avery Hillier made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Hillier was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. Those two hits gave her a new career-high.
Katy TOWNE
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In other batting news, Katy TOWNE and Stormy DANIEL did most of the damage at the plate: TOWNE scored three runs while going 2-for-2, while DANIEL scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Those three runs gave TOWNE a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Ashley HUBERT, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Independence always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .690. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Meanwhile, Emerson waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They blew past the Raccoons 12-1. The Mavericks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight games by nine runs or more this season.
Ellie Thurman was a standout: she went 3-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one double. Another player making a difference was Gianna Lipsky, who went 2-for-4 with five RBI, one run, and one double.
Independence's record is now 6-9. As for Emerson, their record now sits at 13-6.
Independence couldn't quite get it done against Emerson when the teams last played back in March as they fell 7-2. Can the Knights avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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