Softball Recap: Heritage Hawks vs. Central Fellowship Christian Academy Lancers
Heritage waltzed into their game on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They put the hurt on the Central Fellowship Christian Academy Lancers with a sharp 11-3 win. Considering the Hawks have won three matchups by more than seven runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Amelia Thornton made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Thornton was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Reilley Jorge and Zoey Hall did most of the damage at the plate: Jorge scored two runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances, while Hall scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Baylie Arrington 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 .533. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a OBP of .500 or higher in four consecutive matches.
Heritage pushed their record up to 4-1 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Central Fellowship Christian Academy, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-4.
Heritage will venture away from home to square off against Covenant Academy at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Heritage knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with ten run or more in their past four contests -- so hopefully Covenant Academy likes a good challenge. As for Central Fellowship Christian Academy, they will square off against Gatewood at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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