After losing to Heritage the last time they met, John Champe decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The John Champe Knights walked away with a 7-2 victory over the Heritage Pride on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for John Champe.
Ella Dawson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and only one walk). Dawson has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Dawson was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Lily Perez was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Maya Thaivalappil, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3.
John Champe is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season. As for Heritage, their defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 1-5.
John Champe will take on Loudoun County at 6:31 p.m. on Tuesday. Loudoun County's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so John Champe's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Heritage, they will head out on the road to take on Woodgrove at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Woodgrove's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last six matches.
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