In their first game on Saturday, the Independence Patriots suffered a rough 18-8 defeat at the hands of the Robert C. Byrd Eagles.
For Robert C. Byrd's part, they got a massive performance out of Ashton Shaffer, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Xavier Carvelli, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5.
Independence's loss dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Robert C. Byrd, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-6.
Independence is on the road again in their second game on Saturday to play Linsly at 4:45 p.m. Linsly hasn't scored more than two runs for three games straight, a trend the squad is eager to reverse. As for Robert C. Byrd, they will be playing at home against Hoover at 2:30 p.m. in their second game on Saturday. Robert C. Byrd is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season.
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