Heritage Hills gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Evansville Reitz Panthers as the Heritage Hills Patriots made off with a 10-3 victory. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Heritage Hills also won the last time the pair played back in March of 2023.
Rylie Schipp made a splash while hitting and pitching. She pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (she also didn't allow any walks). Schipp was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Lexi Lubbehusen, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Hadley Leibering was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-5.
On Evansville Reitz's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alli Bishop, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Evansville Reitz now has a losing record at 1-2.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Heritage Hills will take on Northeast Dubois at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Evansville Reitz, they will be playing at home against Henderson County at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.
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