Baseball Preview: Heritage Panthers vs. Viera Hawks
Heritage is 0-10 against Viera since May of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Heritage Panthers will face off against the Viera Hawks at 7:00 p.m. Heritage is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
Heritage is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They came out on top against Sebastian River by a score of 9-4. The win made it back-to-back victories for Heritage.
Jeremy Fraieli tossed a big game, tossing 5.1 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on AJ Francisco, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordan McCray, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Viera didn't have quite enough to beat Timber Creek on Thursday and fell 4-2.
Viera saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alexander Westfield, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Heritage's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-8. As for Viera, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-11 record this season.
Both the pair just can't seem to miss. Heritage has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.1 hits per game. However, it's not like Viera struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 4.3. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Heritage suffered a grim 18-0 defeat to Viera in their previous matchup back in March. Can Heritage avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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