In what's become a running theme this season, Independence gave their fans yet another huge victory on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Rosa Fort Lions a 12-0 shutout. Independence's pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last three contests.
Dallas Stepp was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over four innings pitched. Stepp has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Stepp was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with four RBI and two doubles.
In other batting news, Jeremy Ray was excellent, going 1-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI. Miller Owens was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Independence has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-9 record this season. As for Rosa Fort, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-8.
Independence will have a chance to go back-to-back against Rosa Fort: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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