Despite a phenomenal run in the regular season, Heritage Hills couldn't carry that success into this playoff game. They fell just short of the Evansville Memorial Tigers by a score of 7-6 on Wednesday. The Patriots were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Tigers earlier this season, when they won 3-1.
Hadley Leibering made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with four RBI. Another player making a difference was Mayci Litherland, who went 1-for-3 with three runs.
Heritage Hills' loss dropped their record down to 21-8. As for Evansville Memorial, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 17-7.
Heritage Hills does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Evansville Memorial, they will challenge North Posey at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Vikings' pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so the Tigers' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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