Heritage is 8-2 against Rockdale County since September of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Heritage Patriots will head out to take on the Rockdale County Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Heritage and eight for Rockdale County.
Heritage will head into Monday's matchup ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Newton on Monday, but the two-run margin was a huge improvement compared to the 13-run defeat they were dealt on Tuesday. Heritage fell just short of Newton by a score of 3-1.
Lauren Brown spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on two hits and racked up ten Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Madisyn Boston was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Heritage didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 strikeouts per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 6.8.
Meanwhile, Rockdale County fell victim to Grayson and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They came up short against the Rams, falling 16-0.
Heritage's loss dropped their record down to 4-12. As for Rockdale County, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-13.
Heritage took their victory against Rockdale County in their previous matchup back in August by a conclusive 15-0. 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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