The Heath Bulldogs will head out to square off against the Licking Heights Hornets at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Heath will be strutting in after a victory while Licking Heights will be coming in after a defeat.
Heath will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one run on Thursday, then bounced right back against Zanesville on Tuesday. The Bulldogs never let the Blue Devils get on the board and left with a 14-0 win. The Bulldogs' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Kylie Green made a big impact no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Green was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Savannah Lawson was a standout: she went 1-for-2 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. Sydney Cottrell was another key player, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3.
Heath always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .667. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Zanesville only posted an OBP of .176.
Meanwhile, Licking Heights fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Granville on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Blue Aces by a score of 6-5. The Hornets have struggled against the Blue Aces recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meeting.
Natalie Mahoney spent all 7.1 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and four unearned) runs on nine hits.
At the plate, Alissa West was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. That home run marked the first that she launched this season.
Licking Heights now has a losing record of 2-3. As for Heath, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-4.
Heath suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Licking Heights when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can the Bulldogs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
