Heritage waltzed into their game on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They put the hurt on the Central Fellowship Christian Academy Lancers with a sharp 11-3 win. Considering the Hawks have won three matchups by more than seven runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Amelia Thornton made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Thornton was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Reilley Jorge and Zoey Hall did most of the damage at the plate: Jorge scored two runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances, while Hall scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Baylie Arrington was another key player, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Heritage always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .533. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a OBP of .500 or higher in four consecutive matches.
Heritage pushed their record up to 4-1 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Central Fellowship Christian Academy, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-4.
Heritage will venture away from home to square off against Covenant Academy at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Heritage knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with ten run or more in their past four contests -- so hopefully Covenant Academy likes a good challenge. As for Central Fellowship Christian Academy, they will square off against Gatewood at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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