The Independence Eagles will face off against the Centennial Cougars at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Independence is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
Independence's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They blew past Lawson 17-0. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Eagles considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Brylie Waechter was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Waechter was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Tori Fox
| 03/22/25 @ Lawson | 3 |
| 03/03/25 vs Spring Hill | 2 |
| 05/09/24 vs Centennial | 2 |
| 04/27/24 @ Franklin | 2 |
| 03/18/25 @ Franklin | 1 |
In other batting news, Tori Fox and Reagan Maxon did most of the damage at the plate: Fox scored two runs while going 1-for-3, while Maxon scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. The dominant performance also gave Fox a new career-high in RBI (three). Taylor Schmidt was another key player, scoring three runs while going 1-for-2.
Independence was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .462. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lawson only posted a batting average of .200.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Centennial's offense. They lost 19-0 to Blackman on Friday.
Centennial has also been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 2-4 record this season. The win got Independence back to even at 5-5.
Independence beat Centennial 4-0 when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Will Independence repeat their success, or does Centennial has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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