The Heritage Hawks will take on the Central Wolves at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Heritage is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
Heritage barely beat Hemlock the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Hawks were the clear victors by a 13-5 margin over the Huskies on Thursday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Hawks considering their two-run performance the matchup before.
Aleasia Alvarez was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Alvarez was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with two RBI. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in April of 2025.
In other batting news, Kelsey Hales was a standout: she went 3-for-4 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. Bella Robinson was another key player, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances with four runs, one triple, and one stolen base.
Heritage was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .378. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hemlock only posted a batting average of .233.
Meanwhile, Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They lost 8-2 to Bullock Creek.
The victory made it two in a row for Heritage and bumps their season record up to 10-8. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 6 runs in those games. As for Central, their loss dropped their record down to 3-16-1.
Heritage got the 'W' when the teams last played last Tuesday against Central by a conclusive 18-2 score. Do the Hawks have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Wolves turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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