The Heritage Patriots's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Grovetown Warriors at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Heritage knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with ten run or more in their past four games -- so hopefully Grovetown likes a good challenge.
Heritage fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Grayson on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Rams by a score of 11-10. The Patriots' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Lauren Brown spent all 7.1 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and seven unearned) runs on six hits and racked up nine Ks. That's the fewest strikeouts she has posted since back in October of 2023.
On the hitting side, Lylian Forte and Chloe Wright stepped up to the plate in a big way. Forte went 3-for-5 with two runs, two doubles, and a triple, while Wright went 4-for-5 with three doubles, three RBI, and a run. That's the fewest strikeouts Forte has posted since back in August. The team also got some help courtesy of Madisyn Boston, who scored three runs while going 2-for-5.
Meanwhile, Grovetown entered their tilt with Rockdale County on Monday with 17 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 18. Everything went their way against the Bulldogs as they made off with an 18-1 victory. Considering the Warriors have won 14 contests by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Adalyn McCully made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over four innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. The dominant performance gave her a new career- in strikeouts.
In other batting news, Treasure Story and Josalyn Sergent did most of the damage at the plate: Story went 2-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI, while Sergent scored two runs while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Jada Fulbright, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-1.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Grovetown hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most five strikeouts in 12 consecutive matchups.
Heritage's loss dropped their record down to 4-10. As for Grovetown, their win was their 18th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 18-1.
Heritage suffered a grim 20-0 defeat to Grovetown in their previous matchup back in August. Can Heritage avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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