The Living Water Homeschool Marlins will head out on the road to challenge the Heritage Christian Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Living Water Homeschool is coming into the game hot, having won their last eight games.
Living Water Homeschool stacked an 11th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. They blew past Lawrence Central 17-3. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Living Water Homeschool considering their two-run performance the matchup before.
Maddie Dafforn made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Dafforn was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Caraline Rice, who went 1-for-1 with a home run and two RBI. Macy Cline was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Heritage Christian's found some homefield redemption this week after a overtime loss to Indianapolis Bishop Chatard on Thursday. Heritage Christian won by a run and slipped past Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory 7-6. The win was some much needed relief for Heritage Christian as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Like Living Water Homeschool, Heritage Christian also got a great game from a two-way player: Alayna Tesnar. On the mound, she struck out 13 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off four hits. Tesnar has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Tesnar was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Anna Hilbrich, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with a stolen base and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Samantha Hartsock, who went 2-for-4 with a triple.
Living Water Homeschool is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. As for Heritage Christian, they pushed their record up to 11-8 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
Tuesday's contest will be a test for both team's pitchers. Living Water Homeschool hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .361. However, it's not like Heritage Christian struggles in that department as they've averaged .330. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Living Water Homeschool came up short against Heritage Christian in their previous matchup back in March of 2023, falling 5-0. Can Living Water Homeschool avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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