Independence was the 11-1 winner over Chavez when they last played one another on March 1st, but their luck changed this time around. Independence fell 9-6 to Chavez on Wednesday. The Falcons have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Isaiah Guzman made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and fired off two home runs while going 2-for-4. Those two home runs gave him a new career-high. Jace Gillenwater also deserves some recognition as he launched his first home run of the season.
Guzman wasn't the only one working in the home run department: Independence lost a few balls and finished the game with three home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
Independence's defeat dropped their record down to 7-2. As for Chavez, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 7-2.
Coming up, Independence will head out on the road to square off against Liberty at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Independence is facing Liberty at the right time seeing as Liberty is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Chavez, they will challenge Delano at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Delano has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 10.78 runs per game on average), something Chavez will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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