Daviess County was the 16-8 winner over Heritage Hills when they last played one another back in May of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Daviess County Panthers fell just short of the Heritage Hills Patriots by a score of 4-3 on Wednesday. Daviess County has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Kamryn Timmons spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on five hits and racked up 12 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts every time she's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Daviess County saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Shelby Bennett, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Daviess County was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with three doubles. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Heritage Hills didn't hit any.
Daviess County's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-6. As for Heritage Hills, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season.
Daviess County will be playing at home against Woodford County at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Daviess County: 3.3, Woodford County: 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Heritage Hills, they will head out on the road to square off against Perry Central at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The last three games Heritage Hills has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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