After flying high against Lenoir City last Monday, Heritage came back down to earth. The Heritage Mountaineers fell just short of the Alcoa Tornadoes by a score of 5-4 on Wednesday. Heritage has struggled against Alcoa recently, as their contest on Wednesday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Ellah Wheelon was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Rachel Hayes, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
On Alcoa's side, Lily Marsh looked comfortable as she tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Marsh has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Halle Bailey, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with two runs and a triple. Another player making a difference was Dylan Jablonski, who scored a run.
Heritage's defeat dropped their record down to 13-8. As for Alcoa, the victory (which was their tenth in a row) raised their record to 23-3.
Heritage will head out on the road to challenge William Blount at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The timing isn't great for William Blount: they have been struggling with three straight losses at home, while Heritage has snatched up three consecutive wins on the road. As for Alcoa, they will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Powell at 10:30 a.m.
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