The Heritage Hills Patriots will face off against the Daviess County Panthers at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Heritage Hills' pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They put the hurt on South Spencer with a sharp 14-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Heritage Hills.
Miriam Gordon and Rylie Schipp made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Gordon pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Schipp struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Gordon has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one walk in five consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Gordon scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4, while Schipp scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Lexi Lubbehusen, who went 4-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and a stolen base. Mia Kiegel was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, everything went Daviess County's way against Evansville Mater Dei on Thursday as Daviess County made off with a 13-5 victory.
Kamryn Timmons tossed a big game, striking out 12 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits.
On the hitting side, Annie Newman was incredible, going 3-for-5 with a home run, six RBI, and three runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Sadie Morris, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
Heritage Hills has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. As for Daviess County, their win bumped their record up to 17-6.
Heritage Hills came out on top in a nail-biter against Daviess County in their previous matchup last Wednesday, sneaking past 4-3. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Timmons, who struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Heritage Hills still be able to contain Timmons? There's only one way to find out.
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