Softball Recap: Heritage Turns Things Around After Road Loss

Hawks

Margin (Wins)

05/09/25 @ Carman-Ainsworth	19
04/21/25 vs Central	17
05/09/25 @ Carman-Ainsworth	16
05/14/25 @ Reese	13
05/05/25 vs Lapeer	10

There's no place like home for Heritage, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. They were the clear victors by an 11-2 margin over the Shrine Catholic Knights on Saturday. Considering the Hawks have won ten matchups by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.

Violet Brown made a splash no matter where she played. She struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in April. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double.

In other batting news, Heritage got a massive performance out of Bella Robinson, who went 1-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and one stolen base. Robinson has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Kayla Flores, who went 3-for-4 with one home run and one double.

Heritage lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.

Heritage pushed their record up to 19-13 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Shrine Catholic, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 11-7 record this season.

Heritage wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, an 11-5 win against Swartz Creek on the 17th. After both having extra time off, Shrine Catholic and Madison will shake off the cobwebs and hit the field against one another at 2:00 p.m. on the 30th. The Eagles have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 12 runs per game on average), something the Knights will no doubt try to take advantage of.