The Independence Blue Devils will square off against the Dalton Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Independence is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand East Canton a 10-0 shutout. Considering the Blue Devils have won 13 games by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Mineral Ridge typically has all the answers at home, but on Wednesday Dalton proved too difficult a challenge. They blew past the Rams 8-0. The victory was familiar territory for the Bulldogs, who have now won three contests in a row.
Independence has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for Dalton, their victory bumped their record up to 11-12.
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