Heritage has gone 10-0 against Gilmer recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Heritage Generals will be playing at home against the Gilmer Bobcats at 5:00 p.m. Heritage will be looking to keep their 21-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Gilmer's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Monday: Heritage didn't have allowed a single run the last seven times they've hit the field. Heritage's pitcher stepped up to hand Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe a 6-0 shutout on Thursday. The Generals might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight contests by six runs or more this season.
Not much got past Addie Edwards, who gave up just one hit and racked up 14 Ks to keep Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe off the board. Edwards has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Jenna Ryans was excellent, going 3-for-5 with a stolen base and two RBI. That's the most hits she has posted since back in August. The team also got some help courtesy of Ella Blansit, who went 3-for-3 with an RBI.
Heritage kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're hit total in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Saturday just wasn't the day for Gilmer's offense. They fell just short of Dawson County by a score of 2-0 on Saturday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Bobcats have suffered since August 5th.
Gilmer saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sarah Dale, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Heritage's win bumped their record up to 12-1. As for Gilmer, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-14 record this season.
Gilmer's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Heritage hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of 0. It's a different story for Gilmer, though, as they've only averaged 0. Will they be able to contain Heritage's hitters?
Heritage took their victory against Gilmer in their previous matchup back in August by a conclusive 16-0. Does Heritage have another victory up their sleeve, or will Gilmer turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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