Softball Preview: Heritage Patriots vs. Rockdale County Bulldogs
Heritage has gone 8-2 against Rockdale County recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Heritage Patriots will be playing in front of their home fans against the Rockdale County Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. Heritage is coming into the match on a five-game losing streak.
Heritage is headed into the game having just suffered their closest loss since August 1st on Monday. They fell just short of Newton by a score of 9-7.
Meanwhile, Rockdale County had just enough and edged Jonesboro out 17-16 on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bulldogs.
Rockdale County got a massive performance out of Gabby Lloyd, who fired off three triples, four runs, and four RBI while getting on base in five of her six plate appearances. Lloyd is trending in the right direction considering she's improved her point production for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Samaya Williams, who scored four runs and stole five bases while getting on base in five of her six plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Rockdale County kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 17 hits. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're hit total in three consecutive matchups.
Heritage's defeat dropped their record down to 1-9. As for Rockdale County, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
Heritage took their victory against Rockdale County in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 12-3. Will Heritage repeat their success, or does Rockdale County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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