Blue Devils
| 05/15/26 @ Medina | 1 |
| 05/13/26 vs Harding | 19 |
| 05/11/26 @ Perry | 3 |
| 05/07/26 vs Beachwood | 10 |
| 05/06/26 vs North Olmsted | 12 |
| + 12 more games |
The Independence Blue Devils will take on the Black River Pirates at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Independence is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.6 runs per game this season.
Independence is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Medina just ended the team's 11-game winning streak on Friday. They came up short against the Bees, falling 17-1. Having soared to a lofty 19 runs in the game before, the Blue Devils couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, Black River came tearing into Thursday's game with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.5 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Dukes as they made off with a 14-4 win. The Pirates might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by eight runs or more this season.
Haley Jackson made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over five innings while giving up four earned runs off only one hit. Jackson was also big at the plate, going a perfect 1-for-1 with two runs.
In other batting news, Black River got a massive performance out of Remi Dieter, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI. That's the most RBI Dieter has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Briley Jackson, who got on base in two of her three plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.
Black River was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .417. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .316 or higher in six consecutive contests.
Independence's defeat dropped their record down to 13-4. As for Black River, their victory bumped their record up to 8-11.
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