Mountain Heritage lost against Madison last Tuesday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Mountain Heritage Cougars fell 6-2 to the Madison Patriots. Mountain Heritage has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For Madison's part, Carrie Gunter made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits. Gunter has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Gunter was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kylee Ball, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Paige Peek, who scored a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Mountain Heritage's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-5. As for Madison, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-5.
Mountain Heritage will head out on the road to face off against Draughn at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Madison, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Rosman at 5:00 p.m. Madison's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Rosman's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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