Heritage is 0-10 against Battle Ground since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Heritage Timberwolves will head out on the road to face off against the Battle Ground Tigers at 4:30 p.m. Battle Ground took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Heritage, who comes in off a win.
On Wednesday, Heritage made easy work of Mountain View and carried off a 12-4 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Heritage.
Jaila Ellis was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Ellis was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Heritage let Hailey Dowell and Kaliann Newberry loose on the outfield. Dowell scored two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances, while Newberry scored four runs while going 2-for-5. Another player making a difference was Makiah Iven, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 13 runs the game before, Battle Ground was a bit more limited in their matchup on Tuesday. They lost 11-2 to Skyview. The loss continues a trend for Battle Ground in their matchups with Skyview: they've now lost seven in a row.
Heritage is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 9-10 record this season. As for Battle Ground, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-4.
Heritage might still be hurting after the 8-1 loss they got from Battle Ground when the teams last played back in March. Can Heritage avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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