The Mountain Heritage Cougars are taking a road trip to challenge the Madison Patriots at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Mountain Heritage has struggled recently with four losses in a row, while Madison will arrive with three straight wins.
Friday just wasn't the day for Mountain Heritage's offense. They lost 15-0 to Owen on Friday.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Madison). Everything went their way against Avery County on Friday as Madison made off with a 17-2 victory. The result was nothing new for the Patriots, who have now won three matches by ten runs or more so far this season.
Rylee Plemmons made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. Those eight strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3. She also hit a double, marking her first of the season.
In other batting news, Kylee Ball was incredible, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. That triple was her first of the season. Another player making a difference was Paige Peek, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Madison was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .423. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .423 or higher in three consecutive contests.
Mountain Heritage's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Madison, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Mountain Heritage couldn't quite get it done against Madison in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 as they fell 6-2. Can Mountain Heritage avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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