The Windsor Academy Knights will challenge the Heritage Hawks at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Windsor Academy took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Covenant Academy as Windsor Academy made off with an 11-5 victory.
Maddie Treem spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and one unearned) runs on six hits and racked up ten Ks.
At the plate, Hadley Hill was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Zoe Bishop, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Windsor Academy didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've posted since back in August of 2023.
Meanwhile, Heritage entered their tilt with Covenant Academy on Thursday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Covenant Academy a 10-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Hawks, who have now won four games by eight runs or more so far this season.
Paige Holcombe and Amelia Thornton made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Holcombe pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Thornton pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. At the plate, Holcombe scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Thornton went 2-for-4 with four RBI, a stolen base, and a run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Baylie Arrington, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Abby Dunlap, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Windsor Academy's win bumped their record up to 3-5. As for Heritage, their victory bumped their record up to 5-1.
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