Heritage is on a 22-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Adairsville is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Heritage Generals will host the Adairsville Tigers at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Heritage is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season.
Adairsville's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Wednesday: Heritage didn't have allowed a single run the last nine times they've hit the field. Heritage's pitcher stepped up to hand Adairsville a 7-0 shutout on Tuesday. Considering the Generals have won ten matches by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Adairsville's batters probably weren't too happy with Addie Edwards, who pitched a no hitter and racked up 18 Ks (she gave up no walks). The dominant performance gave her a new career- in hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Ella Blansit, who went 2-for-4 with a home run. The team also got some help courtesy of Molly Corvin, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Heritage didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 18 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Heritage's victory bumped their record up to 14-1. As for Adairsville, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 12-7 record.
Wednesday's game will be a test for both team's pitchers. Heritage hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of 0. However, it's not like Adairsville struggles in that department as they've averaged 0. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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