It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Heritage can now relate to. They fell 8-4 to the Brentwood War Eagles on Friday.
Amelia Thornton put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up four earned (and four unearned) runs off eight hits. Thornton was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Zoey Hall was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season.
Heritage's defeat dropped their record down to 13-3. As for Brentwood, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season.
Heritage does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Brentwood, they will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Edmund Burke Academy at 2:00 p.m. Brentwood is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
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