Bearden is 2-8 against Heritage since May of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Bulldogs will venture away from home to challenge the Mountaineers at 5:30 p.m. Heritage took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Bearden, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with eight losses in a row, Bearden turned things around against Seymour on Monday. They came out on top against the Eagles by a score of 8-4.
Jaycie Overton was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. That's the most runs she has posted since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Megan Lawson, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 12 runs the game before, Heritage was a bit more limited in their game on Tuesday. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Farragut. Considering the last time the Mountaineers couldn't score was back in March, the team can't take the result too hard.
Heritage saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Katelyn Russell, who went 2-for-3 with one double.
Bearden's victory bumped their record up to 4-12. As for Heritage, their defeat dropped their record down to 19-8.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Wednesday. Bearden hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like Heritage struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 0.9 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Bearden couldn't quite finish off Heritage when the teams last played two weeks ago and fell 7-5. Can the Bulldogs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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