Rockdale County is 2-8 against Heritage since September of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Rockdale County Bulldogs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Heritage Patriots at 5:30 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Rockdale County is headed into Tuesday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their eighth straight game on Wednesday. They came up short against Grayson, falling 16-0.
Meanwhile, Heritage was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell just short of Newton by a score of 3-1.
Lauren Brown spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on two hits and racked up ten Ks. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in August.
On the hitting side, Madisyn Boston made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Heritage didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 strikeouts per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 6.8.
Rockdale County's defeat dropped their record down to 6-13. As for Heritage, their loss dropped their record down to 4-12.
Rockdale County might still be hurting after the 15-0 defeat they got from Heritage when the teams last played back in August. Will Rockdale County have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.
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