Midlothian Heritage and Lovejoy squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Midlothian Heritage had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Leopards by a score of 4-3. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Leopards this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 6-0 on Thursday.
Trinity Chittamai spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four runs (all of which were unearned) on three hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Midlothian Heritage saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Peyton Koon, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one run.
Midlothian Heritage's loss ended an 11-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 27-9. As for Lovejoy, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 25-11.
Midlothian Heritage does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lovejoy, they will take on Hallsville on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Leopards 3.2, the Bobcats 2.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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