Eastern Hancock is 5-0 against Heritage Christian since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Eastern Hancock Royals will be playing at home against the Heritage Christian Eagles at 5:30 p.m. Eastern Hancock will be looking to extend their current nine-game winning streak.
In what's become a running theme this season, Eastern Hancock gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. They never let Randolph Southern onto the board and left with a 16-0 win.
Emily Hodges made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Hodges was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Eastern Hancock got a massive performance out of Emree Truitt, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2. Lilli Ringer was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 22 runs the game before, Heritage Christian was a bit more limited in their game on Thursday. They fell 6-1 to Roncalli. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Heritage Christian has scored all season.
Heritage Christian saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Samantha Hartsock, who went 1-for-3 with a triple.
Eastern Hancock pushed their record up to 9-1 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Heritage Christian, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-3.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Eastern Hancock has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 5.2 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Heritage Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.9. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Everything went Eastern Hancock's way against Heritage Christian in their previous meeting back in May of 2022 as Eastern Hancock made off with an 11-0 win. Will Eastern Hancock repeat their success, or does Heritage Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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