There's no place like home for Independence, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Smithville Smithies a 4-0 shutout on Friday.
Not much got past Ally Biondi, who gave up just three hits to keep Smithville off the board. Biondi has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings every time she's pitched this season.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Camryn Mazzola, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Independence is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 17 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-9 record this season. As for Smithville, their loss dropped their record down to 4-13.
Independence will head out on the road to challenge Trinity at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Smithville does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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