The Independence Knights will face off against the Liberty Redhawks at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Independence came up short against Memorial on Tuesday, falling 18-5. The Knights have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
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Megan McCADDEN was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. Kamryn BLOODWORTH also deserves some recognition as she hit her first triple of the season.
Meanwhile, Liberty had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.3 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They never let the Coyotes get on the board and left with a 17-0 victory. The Redhawks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten matches by six runs or more this season.
Addison Hanson was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out eight batters over 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Hanson was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in RBI (two).
In other batting news, Adeline Glatch was a standout: she went a perfect 2-for-2 with five RBI, three runs, and one triple. Another player making a difference was Madison Terry, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs.
Liberty always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .692. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Liberty's win bumped their record up to 12-5. As for Independence, their loss dropped their record down to 6-11.
Independence suffered a grim 7-1 defeat to Liberty in their previous meeting back in March. Will the Knights have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other softball content.
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