The Heritage Eagles will face off against the Chaparral Wolverines at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. Heritage is out to stop a four-game streak of losses at home.
Heritage will bounce into Monday's match after beating Rock Canyon, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Everything went Heritage's way against Rock Canyon on Friday as Heritage made off with a 12-6 win.
Caitlin Chamaty was incredible, going 3-for-5 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Lyberty Bernal was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 4-for-5.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Heritage was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .472. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Rock Canyon only posted a batting average of .241.
Meanwhile, Chaparral unfortunately witnessed the end of their ten-game winning streak on Thursday. They lost 10-0 to Cherokee Trail. The Wolverines were red-hot at the plate headed into the matchup (they scored no less than ten runs in the three contests prior) but the Cougars' pitcher proved too tough.
Heritage's victory bumped their record up to 9-12. As for Chaparral, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-8.
Chaparral's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Heritage has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10.3 hits per game. It's a different story for Chaparral, though, as they've been averaging 9.9. Given Heritage's sizable advantage in that area, Chaparral will need to find a way to close that gap.
Heritage came out on top in a nail-biter against Chaparral in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, sneaking past 5-3. Does Heritage have another victory up their sleeve, or will Chaparral turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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