Softball Preview: Barr-Reeve Vikings vs. Heritage Hills Patriots
Barr-Reeve has been on the road for three straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Heritage Hills Patriots at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Barr-Reeve: 3.8, Heritage Hills: 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Things were looking good for Barr-Reeve after they put the first points on the board on Thursday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of Jasper by a score of 4-3.
Meanwhile, Heritage Hills waltzed into their contest on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They never let the Commodores onto the board and left with a 3-0 victory.
Heritage Hills' win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Hadley Leibering, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Barr-Reeve has traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-6 record this season. As for Heritage Hills, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season.
Barr-Reeve was able to grind out a solid victory over Heritage Hills when the teams last played back in May of 2023, winning 7-3. Will Barr-Reeve repeat their success, or does Heritage Hills have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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