Heritage had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it nine on Wednesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Coahulla Creek Colts an 8-0 shutout. The Generals' pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last five games.
Addie Edwards looked comfortable as she pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Brylee Pritchett was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Bree Wilson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Heritage didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 strikeouts per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 10.4.
Heritage pushed their record up to 10-1 with that victory, which was their 21st straight at home dating back to last season. As for Coahulla Creek, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 8-3 record.
Heritage will challenge Sonoraville at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Coahulla Creek, they will take on Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Coahulla Creek's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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