The Heritage Christian Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the Lawrence Central Bears at 5:00 p.m. in Friday's first game. Lawrence Central took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Heritage Christian, who comes in off a win.
After only two runs in their last matchup, Heritage Christian made sure to put some runs up on the board against Sheridan back in March. Everything went Heritage Christian's way against Sheridan as Heritage Christian made off with a 29-2 victory.
Alayna Tesnar made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Tesnar was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in three of her five plate appearances with five RBI, two runs, and a stolen base.
In other batting news, Samantha Hartsock was a standout: she went 3-for-5 with six RBI, three runs, and a double. Another player making a difference was Anna Hilbrich, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Lawrence Central didn't have quite enough to beat Greenwood in Saturday's second game and fell 2-1. Lawrence Central has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The win got Heritage Christian back to even at 1-1. As for Lawrence Central, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Heritage Christian took their victory against Lawrence Central in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 11-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Heritage Christian since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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