Independence waltzed into their match on Wednesday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They beat the Cuyahoga Heights Red Wolves by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 4-0. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Independence also won the last time the pair played back in May of 2023.
Not much got past Sam Crooks, who gave up just three hits and racked up nine Ks to keep Cuyahoga Heights off the board. Crooks has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Independence saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Liam Jenks, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Independence's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-3. As for Cuyahoga Heights, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-8.
Independence will have a chance to go back-to-back against Cuyahoga Heights: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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