Heritage entered their tilt with Landmark Christian on Monday with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. They blew past the Landmark Christian War Eagles 15-3. The Hawks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by eight runs or more this season.
Paige Holcombe was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Holcombe was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Amelia Thornton was incredible, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in hits. Another player making a difference was Izabella Sewell, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Heritage was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .630. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Heritage's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-1. As for Landmark Christian, they are on a nine-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-9.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Heritage beat Landmark Christian by a score of 16-3 later that day.
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