The Heritage Hills Patriots will face off against the Evansville Harrison Warriors at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Heritage Hills fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Tecumseh on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Braves by a score of 2-1. The defeat continues a trend for the Patriots in their meetings with the Braves: they've now lost seven in a row.
Mia Kiegel put in work while hitting and pitching. She struck out seven batters over 7.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off eight hits (and not a single walk). She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one walk in eight consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with one home run.
Kiegel wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Mayci Litherland, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base.
Meanwhile, Evansville Harrison was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They lost 19-0 to Evansville Memorial.
Evansville Harrison's defeat dropped their record down to 4-13. As for Heritage Hills, their loss dropped their record down to 19-7.
Evansville Harrison's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Heritage Hills has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.2 hits per game. It's a different story for Evansville Harrison, though, as they've been averaging 11.6 hits. Given Heritage Hills' sizable advantage in that area, the Warriors will need to find a way to close that gap.
Heritage Hills suffered a grim 13-2 defeat to Evansville Harrison when the teams last played back in April of 2019. Can the Patriots avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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