The Independence Patriots will square off against the Browne Bruins at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Neither Independence nor Browne posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Independence fell victim to La Joya Community and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They came up short against the Fighting Lobos, falling 15-0. The Patriots have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Browne had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.4 runs) and they went ahead and made it six on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Panthers a 1-0 shutout. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Bruins have posted against the Panthers since March 17, 2022.
Browne pushed their record up to 8-4 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.7 runs over those games. As for Independence, their loss dropped their record down to 3-7-1.
Independence skirted past Browne 3-1 when the teams last played back in March of 2023. Do the Patriots have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bruins turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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