The Memorial Warriors will take on the Heritage Coyotes at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Memorial will be strutting in after a win while Heritage will be coming in after a loss.
Memorial will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Wednesday, then bounced right back against Centennial on Tuesday. Everything went Memorial's way against Centennial as Memorial made off with a 12-6 victory. The Warriors might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by six runs or more this season.
Megan Wilson
| 03/04/25 @ Centennial | 9 |
| 02/26/25 vs Lebanon Trail | 6 |
| 02/22/25 vs Bell | 6 |
| 02/21/25 vs Horn | 2 |
| 02/15/25 vs Tyler Legacy | 6 |
| + 16 more games |
Megan Wilson made a big impact no matter where she played. She struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off six hits (and only one walk). That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in March of 2024. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Memorial got a massive performance out of Sophia Cooper, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and one triple. Those four RBI gave Cooper a new career-high. Reese Carillo was another key player, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
Memorial kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 16 hits. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post 11 or more hits.
Meanwhile, Heritage was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their 14th straight defeat dating back to last season. They lost 17-0 to Independence. Surprisingly, this marked the fourth straight game that the away team has come away the victor.
Memorial has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to strikeouts: they averaged an imposing 7.25 strikeouts in those games compared to only 2.88 in the others. Heritage's loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
Everything went Memorial's way against Heritage when the teams last played back in April of 2024, as Memorial made off with an 8-2 win. Will Memorial repeat their success, or does Heritage have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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