After having lost a blowout in their previous game against South Pontotoc, Independence was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They walked away with a 6-1 victory over the Bruce Trojans.
Dallas Stepp spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits. He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than one walk in nine consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Kaleb Kitchen and Gavin Pierce did most of the damage at the plate: Kitchen scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Pierce went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one double. That's the most RBI Pierce has posted over his last nine matches.
Independence has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games. As for Bruce, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-13.
Independence will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Trojans: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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