Cougars
| 04/29/25 vs Draughn | 4-3 |
| 04/17/25 vs Avery County | 14-1 |
| 04/15/25 @ Avery County | 12-2 |
Mountain Heritage extended their winning streak to three on Tuesday, bumping their season record up to 5-9 in the process. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 4-3 W against the Draughn Wildcats. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Cougars have posted since March 21st.
Nevaeh Buchanan was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off ten hits. Buchanan was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Layla Worley, who went 1-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Sydney Styles, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
As for Draughn, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-9. That's two games in a row now that they have lost by just one run.
Like Mountain Heritage, Draughn also got a great game from a two-way player: Avie Helton. She pitched 6.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits. Helton was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
In other batting news, Lindsey Hensley made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with two triples and two runs.
Mountain Heritage will have a chance to go back-to-back against Draughn: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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