Heritage Hills fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Daviess County on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They lost 10-4 to the Daviess County Panthers. Heritage Hills was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Daviess County apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played last Wednesday.
Mia Kiegel put in work no matter where she played. She tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Kiegel has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Kiegel was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with an RBI.
In other batting news, Hadley Leibering was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
On Daviess County's side, Kamryn Timmons looked comfortable as she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Annie Newman was incredible, firing off two home runs, five RBI, and a stolen base while going 4-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Molly Hancock, who got on base in all five of her plate appearances with two doubles and a stolen base.
Heritage Hills' defeat dropped their record down to 16-7. As for Daviess County, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season.
Heritage Hills will head out on the road to take on Lyon County at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Lyon County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season. As for Daviess County, they will be playing at home against Pleasure Ridge Park at 10:45 a.m. on Saturday. Daviess County is coming into the game hot, having won their last three games.
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