Baseball Preview: Merit Preparatory Academy Knights vs. American Heritage Patriots
Merit Preparatory Academy and American Heritage are an even 5-5 against one another since August of 2021, but likely not for long. The Merit Preparatory Academy Knights will square off against the American Heritage Patriots at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. American Heritage took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Merit Preparatory Academy, who comes in off a win.
Merit Preparatory Academy will head into Friday's game after some sweet revenge against Utah Military Academy - Hill Field: Merit Preparatory Academy couldn't quite topple Utah Military Academy - Hill Field on Friday, but it was still a huge improvement compared to the 13-run loss they took when the two last played. Merit Preparatory Academy put the hurt on Utah Military Academy - Hill Field with a sharp 17-6 victory.
Meanwhile, American Heritage came up short against Valley on Saturday and fell 12-7. The Patriots have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Luke Stratton and Joe Holmes stepped up to the plate in a big way. Stratton scored a run while going 2-for-4, while Holmes scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Matthew Brady also deserves some recognition as he hit his first hit of the season.
Merit Preparatory Academy's win bumped their record up to 2-3. As for American Heritage, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-7.
Merit Preparatory Academy suffered a grim 15-0 defeat to American Heritage in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Merit Preparatory Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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