After both having extra time off, the Heritage Huskies and the Rolesville Rams will shake off the rust and duke it out at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Heritage lost 11-2 to Wakefield last Thursday. The Huskies have struggled against the Wolverines recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost meeting.
Heritage saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emily Claudio, who went 1-for-4 with one stolen base, one double, and one RBI. That stolen base was Claudio's first of the season. Sam Langdon was another, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 16 runs the game before, Rolesville was a bit more limited in their contest last Thursday. They came up short against Wake Forest, falling 8-1.
Heritage's loss dropped their record down to 6-6. As for Rolesville, they dropped their record down to 3-10 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight at home.
Rolesville's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Heritage has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 8.7 hits per game. It's a different story for Rolesville, though, as they've been averaging 9.9 hits. Given Heritage's sizable advantage in that area, the Rams will need to find a way to close that gap.
Heritage might still be hurting after the 12-6 loss they got from Rolesville in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Can the Huskies avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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