Heritage Christian lost against Speedway back in May of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Heritage Christian Eagles fell 7-2 to the Speedway Sparkplugs. The loss continues a trend for Heritage Christian in their matchups with Speedway: they've now lost six in a row.
Alayna Tesnar spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and five unearned) runs on 11 hits and racked up eight Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On Speedway's side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Hayli Clampitt gave up two runs (both of which were unearned) on six hits and racked up ten Ks.
On the hitting side, Speedway got a big performance out of Mallory Short, who scored a run while going 3-for-4. Laney Jarrett was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Heritage Christian's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-9. As for Speedway, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-12 record this season.
Heritage Christian will square off against Park Tudor at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Heritage Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.9 runs per game this season. As for Speedway, they will challenge Herron at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.
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