Softball Preview: Heritage Hills Patriots vs. Princeton Tigers
Heritage Hills is 8-0 against Princeton since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Heritage Hills Patriots will head out on the road to square off against the Princeton Tigers at 5:30 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Heritage Hills is headed out in good spirits considering the team just ended their winless streak on the road against Evansville North on Wednesday. Heritage Hills came out on top in a nail-biter against Evansville North and snuck past 5-3.
Miriam Gordon made a big impact no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Gordon has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. Gordon was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
Gordon wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Hadley Leibering, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Princeton waltzed into their match on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They skirted past the Rebels 2-1.
Raegan Etolen spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up nine Ks.
Heritage Hills' win bumped their record up to 9-3. As for Princeton, their victory bumped their record up to 8-5-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Heritage Hills has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Princeton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Heritage Hills took their win against Princeton in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 10-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Heritage Hills since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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