The Providence Day Chargers will head out to challenge the Independence Patriots at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Providence Day will aim to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
Providence Day gave up the first runs on Tuesday, but they didn't let that get them down. They blew past Cox Mill 14-4. That's two games straight that Providence Day has won by exactly ten runs.
Austin Nelson and Owen Shirey did most of the damage at the plate: Nelson went a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI, two doubles, and one triple, while Shirey scored two runs and stole four bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. That's the most hits Nelson has posted since back in May of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Rush Adams, who scored three runs while going 2-for-5.
Meanwhile, Independence didn't have quite enough to beat Caldwell Academy on Tuesday and fell 9-8. The Patriots have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Alfred Seaman was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Chipper Hamrick, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Providence Day pushed their record up to 9-10 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Independence, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-12.
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