Softball Preview: Heritage Hills Patriots vs. Pike Central Chargers
The Heritage Hills Patriots have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Pike Central Chargers at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Heritage Hills' pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Pike Central's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Heritage Hills pushed their score to 14 the last time they played Jasper, but on Saturday they couldn't quite do it again. Heritage Hills never let Jasper onto the board and left with a 2-0 victory. The win was just what Heritage Hills needed coming off of a 10-0 defeat in their prior matchup.
The result came thanks to Rylie Schipp's shutout, as she gave up just two hits and racked up ten Ks.
At the plate, Heritage Hills saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hadley Leibering, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Pike Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. Their rough 12-4 defeat to Boonville might stick with them for a while.
Lakin Sorgius made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
Heritage Hills' victory bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Pike Central, they have fallen quite a ways from their 22-6 record last season and are now at 1-7.
Pike Central's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Monday. Heritage Hills has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.8 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Pike Central, though, as they've been averaging only 1.6. Will Heritage Hills keep running through batters, or will Pike Central buck the trend?
Heritage Hills skirted past Pike Central 7-6 in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Will Heritage Hills repeat their success, or does Pike Central have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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