The Vance County Vipers are taking a road trip to take on the Heritage Huskies at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Vance County has struggled recently with five defeats in a row, while Heritage will arrive with 12 straight victories.
Vance County lost 21-6 to Franklinton on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Heritage hadn't done well against Wake Forest recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Huskies never let the Cougars get on the board and left with an 11-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Huskies, who have now won 14 games by six runs or more so far this season.
Scarlett Ellis was a major factor no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out eight over six innings pitched. Ellis was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with one home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, Janiah Vargas was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and one double. Avery Keith was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one home run and two RBI.
Heritage was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .458. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .361 or higher in four consecutive matchups.
Vance County's loss dropped their record down to 2-11. As for Heritage, their record now sits at 16-2.
Vance County suffered a grim 20-0 defeat to Heritage in their previous matchup on April 7th. Can the Vipers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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