Madison Warren went 2-for-3 and drove in five runs to lead host Heritage Christian Academy to a 13-3 softball victory over University Heights Academy Thursday night.
The Lady Warriors scored nine runs in the bottom of the first inning taking advantage of six walks and a UHA error.
HCA added two more runs in the second for an 11-0 advantage.
UHA got on the board in the fourth inning as Emily Dilday and Brooke Hancock led off with singles and came around to score to make it 11-2.
The Lady Warriors pushed the lead to 13-2 in the bottom of the fourth as Hadlee Hayes and Kailyn Johnson scored on a single by Warren.
UHA’s final run came in the top of the fifth when Katherine Wood singled to score Kennedy Quarles.
HCA improves to 6-8 on the season and is scheduled to play Christian County Monday night in the District 8 tournament. UHA slips to 4-8 and is scheduled to play Fort Campbell in the District 8 tournament on Monday.
Score by Innings:
University Heights 000 21 – 3 3 3
Heritage Christian 920 2x – 13 4 3
WP – Warren
LP – Dilday
Leading Hitters: UHA – Wood (1B), Dilday (1B), Hancock (1B); HCA – Hayes (1B), Johnson (1B), Warren (1B), Henderson (1B).
Photos by Joe Wilson