Mountaineers
| 03/06/25 @ Carter | 18 |
| 04/14/25 @ McMinn County | 17 |
| 03/07/25 vs Eagleton College & Career Academy | 16 |
| 04/28/25 @ South-Doyle | 12 |
| 04/02/25 vs Carter | 12 |
Heritage waltzed into their matchup on Friday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They blew past the Lawrence County Wildcats 11-1. The Mountaineers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 14 contests by eight runs or more this season.
Elishia Byrd was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 11 consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with three runs and one stolen base.
In other batting news, Heritage let Brooke Gennoe and Portlyn Bennett run wild. Gennoe went a perfect 3-for-3 with two RBI and one run, while Bennett went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one double. That's the most RBI Gennoe has posted since back in April. Autumn Brooke Perrin was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and one run.
Heritage always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .548. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lawrence County only posted an OBP of .250.
Heritage's win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 27-8. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.6 runs over those games. As for Lawrence County, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-12.
Looking ahead, Heritage will face off against Creek Wood on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Mountaineers 3.2, the Red Hawks 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned. Lawrence County does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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