The Lakeway Christian Academy Lions will head out on the road to square off against the Heritage Mountaineers at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Lakeway Christian Academy has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while Heritage will arrive with six straight wins.
Lakeway Christian Academy fell victim to Gibbs and their airtight pitching crew on Saturday. They came up short against the Eagles, falling 6-0.
Meanwhile, Heritage never let their opponents score on Monday. They put the hurt on McMinn County with a sharp 17-0 victory. The Mountaineers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine games by eight runs or more this season.
Emma Lonas was a standout: she went 2-for-3 with one home run and one stolen base. That home run marked the first that she launched this season. Another player making a difference was Portlyn Bennett, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Heritage was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .480. The last time their batting average was this high was back in March.
Heritage pushed their record up to 17-5 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.3 runs over those games. As for Lakeway Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 7-5.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
