The Heritage Generals will venture away from home to face off against the Adairsville Tigers at 5:55 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Heritage comes in on 12 and Adairsville on three.
Adairsville's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Tuesday: Heritage didn't have allowed a single run the last eight times they've hit the field. Heritage's pitcher stepped up to hand Gilmer a 12-0 shutout on Monday. Considering the Generals have won nine games by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Jenna Ryans was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Ema Tanner, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Heritage always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .538. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Meanwhile, Adairsville didn't have done well against Calhoun recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. Everything went Adairsville's way against Calhoun as Adairsville made off with a 15-1 victory. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won nine matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Ashlyn Carlton made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. The last time her OBP was this high was back in August. She was even better at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a home run and four RBI.
In other batting news, Adairsville got a massive performance out of Brie Patterson, who scored a run while going 3-for-3. The dominant performance gave her a new career- in hits. The team also got some help courtesy of Lily Roberts, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Heritage's win was their 22nd straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-1. As for Adairsville, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a massive bump to their 12-6 record this season.
Tuesday's match will be a test for both team's pitchers. Heritage hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of 0. However, it's not like Adairsville struggles in that department as they've averaged 0. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Heritage took their victory against Adairsville in their previous meeting back in August of 2019 by a conclusive 12-3. Will Heritage repeat their success, or does Adairsville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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