The Pepin/Alma Eagles will head out to challenge the Independence/Gilmanton Indees at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses dating back to last season for Pepin/Alma and nine for Independence/Gilmanton dating back to last season.
Pepin/Alma couldn't beat Whitehall on Friday even though they stacked five runs on them in the first inning. The Eagles lost 16-8 to the Vikings. While the Eagles didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Vikings 5-1 in the first period.
Alma Center Lincoln hit Independence/Gilmanton with a four-run seventh inning on Friday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Indees came up short against the Red Raiders, falling 9-3. Surprisingly, this marked the fourth straight game in which the away team has come away the victor in this series.
Chase Back was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off seven hits. Back was also big at the plate, getting on base in two of his three plate appearances with three stolen bases and two runs. Back is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's snagged at least one every time he's taken the field this season.
Back wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Preston Solberg, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Pepin/Alma's record now sits at 0-3. As for Independence/Gilmanton, their record is now an identical 0-3.
Everything went Pepin/Alma's way against Independence/Gilmanton in their previous meeting back in May of 2025, as Pepin/Alma made off with a 14-1 victory. Will the Eagles repeat their success, or do the Indees have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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