Softball Recap: American Heritage Beats Key West for Their 11th Straight Win

Patriots

Previous Games

05/15/25 vs Key West	9-0
05/13/25 vs Somerset Academy	6-5
05/07/25 vs Okeechobee	4-2
04/30/25 vs Archbishop McCarthy	6-2
04/28/25 vs Northeast	1-0
+ 6 more games

With a playoff win on the line, American Heritage rose to the challenge on Thursday. They blew past the Key West Conchs 9-0. The victory was nothing new for the Patriots as they're now sitting on 11 straight.

Lyric Rodriguez was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over seven innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double.

In other batting news, Bria Villano and Emma Griffith did most of the damage at the plate: Villano went 2-for-3 with one home run, two RBI, and one double, while Griffith went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run and two runs. That's the most runs Griffith has posted since back in March. Kylie Diaz was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one home run.

American Heritage was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .433. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Key West only posted a batting average of .154.

American Heritage's win bumped their record up to 22-2. As for Key West, the loss snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 16-8 record.

As of now, neither American Heritage nor the Conchs have any future games scheduled.