If Independence was riding high fresh off their 15-3 takedown of Washington last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Patriots fell 9-4 to the La Joya Community Fighting Lobos on Monday. The loss was the Patriots' first of the season.
Genevieve De La Cruz made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with one home run. Vanessa Garcia also deserves some recognition as she hit her first triple of the season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Independence fell to 8-1. As for La Joya Community, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-9 record this season.
While Independence had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday.
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