Hamilton Heights lost against Beech Grove back in May of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Hamilton Heights Huskies fell just short of the Beech Grove Hornets by a score of 8-7. The defeat continues a trend for Hamilton Heights in their matchups with Beech Grove: they've now lost three in a row.
Hannah Dent and Addie Doak stepped up to the plate in a big way. Dent went 2-for-3 with three RBI and a double, while Doak scored three runs while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Hailey Hall, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On Beech Grove's side, Malone Moore made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Moore was even better at the plate, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Harper Moore was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while going 3-for-4. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Aubree Bailey, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Hamilton Heights' loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-5. As for Beech Grove, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Hamilton Heights will take on Anderson at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Beech Grove, they will head out on the road to face off against Lapel at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Lapel is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.9 runs per game this season.
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