Softball Recap: Rachel Hayes leads a balanced attack to beat Sequoyah

By Team Reports May 11, 2024, 8:17pm

Softball Recap: Heritage Mountaineers vs. Sequoyah Chiefs

In what's become a running theme this season, Heritage gave their fans yet another huge victory on Saturday. They never let the Sequoyah Chiefs onto the board and left with a 10-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Heritage.

The result came thanks to Elishia Byrd's shutout, as she gave up just two hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.

On the hitting side, Rachel Hayes was a standout: she went 3-for-4 with four RBI and a double. Another player making a difference was Portyln Bennett, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with a double and an RBI.

Heritage has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-10 record this season. As for Sequoyah, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-8.

Heritage has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Hixson at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Hixson will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Heritage surely won't give up without a fight. As for Sequoyah, they are on the road again on Monday to play Soddy Daisy at 6:00 p.m.

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