The Luella Lions will take on the Heritage Patriots at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Luella is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road.
Luella's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Riverdale with a sharp 17-0 win. The Lions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 matches by 13 runs or more this season.
Zaena Harris made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out nine batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with a home run, four RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, Liberty Meneses was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, two stolen bases, and four RBI. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last five games she's played. Another player making a difference was Syriah Shaw, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Heritage fell victim to Grayson and their airtight pitching crew last Monday. They lost 15-0 to the Rams. The Patriots have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Luella has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. As for Heritage, their loss dropped their record down to 5-14.
Luella might still be hurting after the 15-8 defeat they got from Heritage in their previous meeting back in August of 2022. Can Luella avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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