Wake Forest has been on the road for four straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Heritage Huskies at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Wake Forest will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Tuesday, then bounced right back against Millbrook on Wednesday. Everything went Wake Forest's way against Millbrook as Wake Forest made off with an 11-1 win.
Kaylee Bowers was incredible, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Emily Drew was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Heritage can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent match on Wednesday. They blew past Rolesville 16-5. The victory was familiar territory for Heritage who now have three in a row.
Avery Hill was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Hill was even better at the plate, going 4-for-4 with three doubles, three RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, Heritage got a massive performance out of Hayden Callahan, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Samantha Langdon, who scored three runs while going 2-for-4.
Wake Forest's win bumped their record up to 9-5. As for Heritage, they pushed their record up to 11-6 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Wake Forest hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like Heritage struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.9. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Wake Forest skirted past Heritage 3-1 in their previous meeting on April 1st. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Hill, who tossed 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Wake Forest still be able to contain Hill? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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