The Heritage Patriots will face off against the Grayson Rams at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Heritage is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They never let Salem onto the board and left with an 18-0 win on Wednesday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Patriots with their most commanding win of the season.
The result came thanks to Lauren Brown's shutout, as she gave up just one hit and racked up eight Ks. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Taryn Miller and Lylian Forte did most of the damage at the plate: Miller scored four runs and stole three bases while going 4-for-4, while Forte scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Forte is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last four games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Madisyn Boston, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-4.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Heritage was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .786. That's a new trend for them: their average batting average was 0% earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 43.1%.
Meanwhile, Grayson entered their tilt with Duluth on Wednesday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They put the hurt on the Wildcats with a sharp 18-9 victory.
The win (which was Heritage's third in a row) raised their record to 4-9. As for Grayson, their victory was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-3.
Heritage might still be hurting after the 11-2 defeat they got from Grayson in their previous matchup back in August. Can Heritage avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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