The Pike Central Chargers will take on the Heritage Hills Patriots at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Pike Central is is headed into Monday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Thursday. They took an 8-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of Northeast Dubois. That's two games in a row now that Pike Central has lost by exactly four runs.
Pike Central saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Karley Kavanaugh, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Kavanaugh has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, Heritage Hills unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell 8-5 to Tecumseh. Heritage Hills has not had much luck with Tecumseh recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Haley Fisher made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with two doubles and two RBI. Taylor Fisher was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Heritage Hills was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with three doubles. This was only their second loss (out of seven games) when they post three or more doubles.
Pike Central's loss dropped their record down to 6-16. As for Heritage Hills, their defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 19-8.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Monday. Pike Central hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like Heritage Hills struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.6. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Pike Central might still be hurting after the 9-2 loss they got from Heritage Hills when the teams last played back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Heritage Hills' Miriam Gordon, who went 1-for-3 with a home run, a stolen base, and two RBI. Now that Pike Central knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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