Horizon Honors faced Heritage Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. Horizon Honors fell 10-7 to Heritage Academy. The loss was the Eagles' first of the season.
Isabelle Arellano was cooking despite her team's loss, going a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Nicole Topete, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Arellano wasn't the only one working in the hit department: Horizon Honors kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in 11 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Horizon Honors fell to 7-1. As for Heritage Academy, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record up to 12-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Horizon Honors will venture away from home to take on Santa Cruz Valley at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Horizon Honors' pitchers better be ready for this one: Santa Cruz Valley has averaged an impressive 9.2 runs per game this season. As for Heritage Academy, they will head out on the road to challenge Arizona Lutheran Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Arizona Lutheran Academy will aim to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
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