Independence is 0-8 against Nolensville since April of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Independence Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the Nolensville Knights at 5:00 p.m. Both teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Independence will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Thursday, then bounced right back against Franklin on Saturday. Independence's pitcher stepped up to hand Franklin an 11-0 shutout. That 11 run margin sets a new team best for Independence this season.
Independence let Logan Riebe and Piper Johnson loose on the outfield. Riebe scored two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances, while Johnson scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Taylor Schmidt, who scored two runs and stole a base.
Meanwhile, Nolensville had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.6 runs), and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. They were the clear victor by an 18-6 margin over the Bruins. Nolensville might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won ten matchups by six runs or more this season.
Madison Creasman looked comfortable as she pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 13 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jaycee Bilbrey, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Eva Armstrong, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Independence's win ended a six-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-17. As for Nolensville, their victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 22-7-2.
Independence couldn't quite finish off Nolensville when the teams last played back in March and fell 5-3. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Creasman, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. Now that Independence knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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