The Heritage Generals will square off against the Sonoraville Phoenix at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Heritage comes in on nine and Sonoraville on five.
Sonoraville's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Wednesday: Heritage didn't have allowed a single run the last five times they've hit the field. Heritage never let Coahulla Creek onto the board and left with an 8-0 win on Wednesday. The result was nothing new for the Generals, who have now won six contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
Addie Edwards looked comfortable as she pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Brylee Pritchett was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. Bree Wilson also deserves some recognition as she stolen her first stolen base of the season.
Heritage was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .458. 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 39.4%.
Meanwhile, Sonoraville got the win against Rockmart on Thursday by a conclusive 8-0. With that victory, the Phoenix brought their scoring average up to 6.1 runs per game.
Sonoraville also got a great performance from Lila Mullinax as she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Lakelin Hall was incredible, going 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. Harley Brown was another key player, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
Heritage's win was their 21st straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-1. As for Sonoraville, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season.
Heritage was able to grind out a solid victory over Sonoraville when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 4-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Heritage since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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