04/14/25 - Home | 4-2 W |
04/19/24 - Home | 0-5 L |
05/15/23 - Home | 1-0 W |
04/21/23 - Away | 8-2 W |
04/21/22 - Home | 2-0 W |
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After losing to Whitehall the last time they met, Independence/Gilmanton decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Indees came out on top in a nail-biter against the Norse on Monday, sneaking past 4-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Indees.
Payton Hovey and Chase Back made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Hovey didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Meanwhile, Back struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. At the plate, Hovey scored two runs while going 2-for-2, while Back scored a run while going 2-for-2. Hovey also put up a double, which was his first of the season.
The win got Independence/Gilmanton back to even at 2-2. As for Whitehall, their loss was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-3.
Independence/Gilmanton will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Norse: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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