Baseball Preview: Heritage Patriots vs. Whitko Wildcats
Heritage is 8-2 against Whitko since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success in Saturday's first game. The Heritage Patriots will be playing in front of their home fans against the Whitko Wildcats at 10:00 a.m. Heritage will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
After only one run in their last contest, Heritage made sure to put some runs up on the board against Fort Wayne North Side on Wednesday. Heritage put the hurt on Fort Wayne North Side with a sharp 17-1 victory.
Meanwhile, after soaring to ten runs the game before, Whitko was a bit more limited in their game on Tuesday. They fell just short of Wawasee by a score of 3-1. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Whitko has scored all season.
Isaiah Cripe spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on five hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Max Platt was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and a double. Another player making a difference was Kaden Long, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Heritage's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Whitko, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-2-1.
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