After flying high against Southern Wells last Thursday, Heritage came back down to earth. The Patriots fell 4-1 to the Homestead Spartans on Wednesday. The Patriots have struggled against the Spartans recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meeting.
Danica Fuller spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up seven Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 13 consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Heritage saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lucy Buuck, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one RBI.
Heritage's defeat dropped their record down to 10-5. As for Homestead, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season.
Heritage and Homestead should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Indiana Rankings. The Patriots (ranked 111th) will meet Adams Central (ranked 284th) at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Homestead will challenge Fort Wayne Snider at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday with a big rank advantage (63 vs. 263).
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