Heritage hasn't had much luck against Phoebus recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. Heritage will hit the road for the first time this season to take on Phoebus at 4:30 p.m.
Heritage fell victim to Menchville and their airtight pitching crew two weeks ago. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 1-0 to the Monarchs, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Phoebus). Everything went their way against Norcom on Monday as Phoebus made off with a 26-2 win.
Suniya White made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single hit and allowed only one earned run while striking out ten over five innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-low in walks (one). She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 4-for-5 with three stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in March of 2024.
In other batting news, Kadence Bone was incredible, scoring five runs and stealing five bases while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. She has been hot recently, having posted three or more stolen bases the last three times she's played. Ariana Robinson was another key player, scoring three runs while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
Phoebus was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .467. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive games.
Heritage's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Phoebus, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-4.
Heritage might still be hurting after the 12-0 loss they got from Phoebus when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can Heritage avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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