Softball Preview: Heritage Eagles vs. Highlands Ranch Falcons
Heritage has been away from home for five games now, but on Wednesday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Highlands Ranch Falcons at 3:00 p.m. Heritage is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season.
Heritage's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They put the hurt on Regis Jesuit with a sharp 15-0 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Eagles considering their two-run performance the contest before.
The result came thanks to Macie Wilson's shutout, as she gave up just eight hits and racked up seven Ks. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in hits.
On the hitting side, Andie Beauchene was incredible, going 4-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and a triple. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in hits. Sydney Edwards was another key player, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Heritage always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .524. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Regis Jesuit only posted an OBP of .312.
Meanwhile, Highlands Ranch lost 9-3 to Douglas County on Monday.
Belle Andrews was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Andrews was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Bri Cordray made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Bridget Nittler, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Heritage is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 8-11 record this season. As for Highlands Ranch, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-13.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Wednesday. Heritage hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like Highlands Ranch struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Heritage beat Highlands Ranch 12-8 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Will Heritage repeat their success, or does Highlands Ranch have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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