Heritage is 10-0 against Lenoir City since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Heritage Mountaineers will stay at home for another game and welcome the Lenoir City Panthers at 6:00 p.m. Heritage is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season.
Last Tuesday, Heritage never let their opponents score. They were the clear victor by a 10-0 margin over South-Doyle. That's two games straight that Heritage has won by exactly ten runs.
Elizabeth Hayes made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Hayes has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Hayes was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run.
In other batting news, Autumn Perrin was a standout: she scored two runs while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Rachel Hayes, who went 1-for-2 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
Meanwhile, Lenoir City was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 12-6 walloping at the hands of Eagleton College & Career Academy.
Heritage pushed their record up to 3-1 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Lenoir City, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Everything went Heritage's way against Lenoir City in their previous matchup back in April of 2021 as Heritage made off with a 13-3 win. Does Heritage have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lenoir City turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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