Heritage was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 11th straight loss dating back to last season. They lost 22-7 to the Arcola Purple Riders. The Hawks were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Purple Riders apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in May of 2024.
Heritage saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Faith Latham, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. That home run marked the first that Latham launched this season.
Heritage's loss dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Arcola, their win ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 4-7.
Coming up, Heritage will challenge Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland] at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The Titans have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 12.5 runs per game on average), something the Hawks will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Arcola, they have already played their next matchup, a 10-6 defeat against Martinsville on the 11th.
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