Softball Preview: Heritage Eagles vs. Rock Canyon Jaguars
Heritage hasn't had much luck against Rock Canyon recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Heritage Eagles are taking a road trip to face off against the Rock Canyon Jaguars at 3:00 p.m. Heritage is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
It was a Battle of the Birds when Heritage challenged Highlands Ranch on Wednesday. Heritage fell 7-4 to Highlands Ranch.
Caitlin Chamaty was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Lyberty Bernal, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Rock Canyon also suffered a loss in their last game, but this one to Mountain Vista by a score of 8-4. The loss continues a trend for the Jaguars in their matchups with the Golden Eagles: they've now lost three in a row.
Brooke Schenderlein made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with two RBI. Another player making a difference was Dakota Dugan, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Rock Canyon didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with six strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've posted since the start of last season.
Heritage's defeat dropped their record down to 8-12. As for Rock Canyon, their loss dropped their record down to 11-8.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Heritage hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like Rock Canyon struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.4. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Heritage took their win against Rock Canyon in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 16-10. The rematch might be a little tougher for Heritage since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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