Heritage put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Monday. They put the hurt on the Lenoir City Panthers with a sharp 14-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Heritage.
Elizabeth Hayes made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Hayes was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Heritage let Rachel Hayes and Claire Foister loose on the outfield. Hayes fired off two home runs and four RBI while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances, while Foister went 3-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Ellah Wheelon, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Heritage pushed their record up to 13-7 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Lenoir City, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-15.
Heritage will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Alcoa at 5:30 p.m. Alcoa will roll in looking for their 11th straight win, something Heritage surely won't give up without a fight. As for Lenoir City, they will head out on the road to take on Loudon at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lenoir City is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
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