It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Heritage had no problem doing just that on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Central Fellowship Christian Academy Lancers an 8-0 shutout. The Hawks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 matchups by eight runs or more this season.
Amelia Thornton made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out ten over five innings pitched. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 5.2 strikeouts per game. She was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-3. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
In other batting news, Baylie Arrington was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Avery Medford, who scored a run and stole two bases.
Heritage was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .417. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .375 or higher in seven consecutive matches.
Heritage's victory bumped their record up to 13-2. As for Central Fellowship Christian Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-10.
Heritage is on the road again on Friday to play Brentwood at 10:00 a.m. Heritage's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Brentwood's hitters will have their work cut out for them. Central Fellowship Christian Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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