Herron hasn't had much luck against Covenant Christian recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Achaeans will take on the Warriors at 12:00 p.m. Herron will be strutting in after a victory while Covenant Christian will be coming in after a loss.
Herron took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They blew past Tindley 13-2. The Achaeans haven't had any issues with the Tigers recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive win against them.
Jordyn Ault was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits (and only one walk). That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in May of 2024. She was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run.

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In other batting news, Herron got a massive performance out of Evelyn Grimes, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with two stolen bases and three runs. Those three runs gave Grimes a new career-high. Layla Williams was another key player, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 16 runs the game before, Covenant Christian was a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. They lost 11-2 to Lebanon.
Covenant Christian saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Braylin Boruff, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one double.
Herron now has a winning record of 7-6. As for Covenant Christian, their defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 9-8.
Herron suffered a grim 21-0 defeat to Covenant Christian in their previous meeting back in April of 2022. Can the Achaeans avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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