St. Thomas More is on a ten-game streak of home losses, and Heritage a 19-game streak of away losses dating back to last season. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Tuesday. The St. Thomas More Sabers will look to defend their home field against the Heritage Hawks at 4:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Paxton-Buckley-Loda hit St. Thomas More with a six-run sixth inning on Monday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Sabers came up short against the Panthers, falling 14-4.
St. Thomas More saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Audrey Gooding, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one stolen base and two RBI. Madi Schaller also deserves some recognition as she scored her first run of the season.
Meanwhile, Heritage fell victim to Cerro Gordo/Bement and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They lost 15-0 to the Broncos.
St. Thomas More's loss dropped their record down to 0-15. As for Heritage, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-18.
Heritage's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Tuesday. St. Thomas More has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.2 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Heritage, though, as they've been averaging only 2.5 strikeouts. Will St. Thomas More keep running through batters, or will the Hawks buck the trend?
St. Thomas More took their victory against Heritage in their previous meeting back in May of 2022 by a conclusive 12-4 score. Do the Sabers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Hawks turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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