Briar Woods waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They had just enough and edged Independence out 2-1. That's more bragging rights for Briar Woods, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Emily Collins made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. Collins has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Collins was also big at the plate, going 3-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Collins wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kiersten Masse, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Briar Woods is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for Independence, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-9.
As of now, neither Briar Woods nor Independence have any future games scheduled.
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