Softball Recap: Heritage Mountaineers vs. Carter Green Hornets
After soaring to 11 runs the game before, Heritage was a bit more limited in their contest on Monday. They took a 6-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Carter Green Hornets. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Heritage of the 10-5 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in March.
Elizabeth Hayes put in work while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching six innings while giving up three earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. Hayes was even better at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a home run and a triple.
On Carter's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Marah Yeo, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Kayla Rucker, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Heritage's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-9. As for Carter, they pushed their record up to 11-9 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
Heritage does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Carter, they will head out on the road to face off against Seymour at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Carter is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
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