Imagine Prep extended their losing streak to three on Thursday, dropping them down to 1-3. They lost 11-2 to the Heritage Academy Heroes. The Storm were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Heroes earlier this season, when they won 5-4.
As for Heritage Academy, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-1. Considering they have won three contests by more than eight runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
For Heritage Academy's part, Elsie Earll made a splash no matter where she played. She pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. The dominant performance also gave Earll a new career-high in strikeouts (five). She was even better at the plate, going 1-for-2 with one home run and four RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Zoe Zavala, who went 1-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. That home run marked the first that she has launched this season. Another player making a difference was Iris Adams, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.
Imagine Prep will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Heritage Academy at 3:15 p.m. on the 25th. The Heroes and Imagine Prep Coolidge, As for the Heroes, after both having extra time off, will shake off the cobwebs and hit the field at 3:30 p.m. on the 23rd. The Eagles have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed nine runs per game on average), something Heritage Academy will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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