South lost against Independence back in February of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The South Spartans lost 19-9 to the Independence Falcons. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Spartans have suffered since April 26, 2024.
Joel Gutierrez was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Josh Encinas, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI.
South's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Independence, the win keeps them at an undefeated 4-0.
Coming up, South will be defending their home field for the first time this season when they go up against Kern Valley at 4:00 p.m. on March 10th. As for Independence, they are taking a road trip to square off against Taft at 6:00 p.m. on March 11th. Independence is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 12.5 runs per game this season.
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