Softball Preview: Heritage Patriots vs. Luella Lions
The Heritage Patriots will welcome the Luella Lions at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.
Heritage's hitters might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against Grayson last Monday. They lost 15-0 to the Rams. The Patriots have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Luella's rock-solid pitcher showed up for the team's fourth consecutive shutout on Wednesday. They blew past Riverdale 17-0. Considering the Lions have won 11 contests by more than 12 runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Zaena Harris was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out nine batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with a home run, four RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Liberty Meneses, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, two stolen bases, and four RBI. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last five games she's played. Another player making a difference was Syriah Shaw, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Heritage's defeat dropped their record down to 5-14. As for Luella, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season.
Everything went Heritage's way against Luella when the teams last played back in August of 2022, as Heritage made off with a 15-8 win. Does Heritage have another victory up their sleeve, or will Luella turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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