Heritage is on a five-game streak of home losses dating back to last season, and Liberty a five-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Tuesday. The Heritage Coyotes will look to defend their home field against the Liberty Redhawks at 6:00 p.m. Heritage has given up an average of 14.8 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
The home team had won the previous three meetings between Heritage and Memorial, and Memorial kept the tradition alive. Heritage came up short against Memorial on Friday, falling 12-1.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last contest, Liberty made sure to put some runs up on the board against Centennial on Friday. Liberty blew past Centennial 13-1. Considering the Redhawks have won four matchups by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Ainslee Palmer and Madison Terry did most of the damage at the plate: Palmer went 2-for-3 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs, while Terry got on base in all four of her plate appearances with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. That home run marked the first that Palmer launched this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Adeline Glatch, who scored three runs while going 1-for-3.
Liberty always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .516. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Liberty now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Heritage, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8.
Heritage couldn't quite get it done against Liberty when the teams last played back in March of 2024 as they fell 13-10. Will Heritage have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.
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