Softball Game Preview: Heritage Patriots vs. Dougherty Valley Wildcats

The Heritage Patriots will head out to face off against the Dougherty Valley Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.

Liberty hit Heritage with a four-run fifth inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Patriots lost 7-1 to the Lions. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Dougherty Valley, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Dublin two weeks ago, sneaking past 9-8. The victory was some much needed relief for the Wildcats as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.

Katie Osborn was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed seven innings while giving up just one earned (and seven unearned) runs off seven hits. Osborn was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with four stolen bases, three runs, and one double. Those four stolen bases gave her a new career-high.

In other batting news, Lauren Lohe was a standout: she went a perfect 4-for-4 with two RBI and one double. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Sydney Henry, who went 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBI.

Dougherty Valley was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive contests.

Dougherty Valley now has a winning record of 10-9. As for Heritage, their loss dropped their record down to 13-10-1.