Independence has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Blackman Blaze at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many goals in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Last Friday, Independence faced Franklin in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Independence sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 1-0 victory over Franklin. Emmitt Foretich had the honor of scoring the game-winner for Independence.
Meanwhile, Blackman didn't have quite enough to beat Oakland last Friday and fell 2-1. Blackman has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Independence's win bumped their record up to 12-1. As for Blackman, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5.
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