The Heritage Huskies will be playing in front of their home fans against the Wakefield Wolverines at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Heritage: 3, Wakefield: 1.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
After some red-hot attacks at the plate in their last three matches, Heritage finally came back down to earth on Monday. They fell just short of Wake Forest by a score of 3-1. Heritage has not had much luck with Wake Forest recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Heritage saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lydia Bollinger, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Wakefield entered their tilt with Millbrook with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They never let the Wildcats onto the board and left with a 17-0 win on Monday. The result was nothing new for Wakefield, who have now won six games by six runs or more so far this season.
Aniela Piscorik made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Piscorik was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with three RBI.
In other batting news, Noa Grunow was a standout: she went 2-for-2 with four RBI, two runs, and a double. Ariah Davis was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
Heritage's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-4. As for Wakefield, they pushed their record up to 10-1 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Heritage has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Wakefield struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.5. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Heritage might still be hurting after the 9-0 defeat they got from Wakefield in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Will Heritage have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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