Heritage is 2-8 against Wake Forest since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Heritage Huskies will head out on the road to challenge the Wake Forest Cougars at 6:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the pair posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Heritage can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Wednesday. They blew past Rolesville 16-5. Winning may never get old, but Heritage sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Avery Hill made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Hill was also stellar in the batter's box, going 4-for-4 with three doubles, three RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, Heritage got a massive performance out of Hayden Callahan, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Samantha Langdon, who scored three runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Wake Forest made easy work of Millbrook on Wednesday and carried off an 11-1 victory.
Kaylee Bowers was incredible, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Emily Drew was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Heritage's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-6. As for Wake Forest, their victory bumped their record up to 9-5.
Friday's contest will be a test for both team's pitchers. Heritage hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .379. However, it's not like Wake Forest struggles in that department as they've averaged .316. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Heritage couldn't quite finish off Wake Forest in their previous matchup on April 1st and fell 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wake Forest's Jilian Livengood, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 16 over seven innings pitched. Now that Heritage knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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