Ironwood's game on Thursday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Monday. Everything went their way against the Independence Patriots as they made off with a 13-3 victory. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Eagles also won the last time the pair played back in February of 2018.
Max Schattner was a major factor no matter where he played. He tossed two innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, earning two runs and two stolen bases. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March.
Jonathan Ostrom
| 04/21/25 vs Independence | 2 |
| 04/14/25 vs North | 2 |
| 02/27/25 vs Westview | 2 |
| 03/26/25 @ Cactus | 1 |
| 03/25/25 @ Kellis | 1 |
| + 2 more games |
In other batting news, Jonathan Ostrom was incredible, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. He has become a key player for Ironwood: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 2-14 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Brice Coleman, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI.
Ironwood always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .531. They are a perfect 4-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Ironwood's record is now 5-14. As for Independence, they dropped their record down to 3-11-1 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
Ironwood has already played their next match, a 12-4 win against Kellis on the 22nd. Independence has also already played their next contest (against Sierra Linda), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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