Softball Preview: Heritage Christian Defenders vs. Arthur-Okaw Christian Conquering Riders
The Heritage Christian Defenders will be playing at home against the Arthur-Okaw Christian Conquering Riders at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
On Thursday, Heritage Christian suffered a tough 20-2 loss at the hands of Illinois Lutheran. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Heritage Christian in their matchups with Illinois Lutheran: they've now lost three in a row.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Arthur-Okaw Christian gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. They blew past Heritage 9-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for Arthur-Okaw Christian.
Lilian Beever and Elsie Beever made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Beever struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and not a single walk). Meanwhile, Beever struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (and not a single walk). Beever has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Beever scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-5, while Beever scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Avery Herschberger, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Herschberger is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: she's stolen at least one every time she's taken the field this season. Another player making a difference was Lilie Herschberger, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles.
Heritage Christian now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Arthur-Okaw Christian, their win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-5.
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