Baseball Game Preview: Heritage Patriots vs. Grovetown Warriors
By Team Reports
Apr 16, 2025, 3:04am
Baseball Preview: Heritage Patriots vs. Grovetown Warriors
For the second straight game, Heritage will face off against Grovetown. The Patriots will challenge the Warriors at 5:55 p.m. on Wednesday. Heritage is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.6 runs per game this season.
Heritage made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Grovetown, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Patriots blew past the Warriors 7-1 on Tuesday. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Patriots as it put an end to their six-game losing streak.
Mason Lynch was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing seven innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Heritage is 6-2 when Lynch allows one or fewer earned runs, but 6-9 otherwise. Lynch was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.

Charles Walker
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In other batting news, Heritage let Charles Walker and Thomas Waites run wild. Walker scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances, while Waites scored two runs while going 1-for-2. Walker has become a key player for Heritage: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 4-11 otherwise. Tyler Hutton was another key player, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
With the defeat, Grovetown broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 12-14. As for Heritage, they now have a winning record of 12-11.
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