Heritage came tearing into Tuesday's match with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.8 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Windsor Academy Knights a 9-0 shutout. Considering the Hawks have won five contests by more than seven runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Amelia Thornton was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-5.
In other batting news, Heritage let Paige Holcombe and Abby Dunlap loose on the outfield. Holcombe went 3-for-5 with three runs, a triple, and a double, while Dunlap went 3-for-3 with four RBI, a run, and a double. That triple marked the first that Holcombe's hit this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Baylie Arrington, who scored a run while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
Heritage didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Heritage's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-1. As for Windsor Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.
Heritage will have a chance to go back-to-back against Windsor Academy: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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