Baseball Preview: Heritage Hills Patriots vs. Mt. Vernon Wildcats
The Heritage Hills Patriots will head out on the road to take on the Mt. Vernon Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Heritage Hills is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
Heritage Hills gave up the first runs on Wednesday, but they didn't let that get them down. They came out on top in a nail-biter against North Harrison and snuck past 4-3. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Heritage Hills.
Heritage Hills' win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Peyton Gray, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Colten Buntin, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Mt. Vernon suffered a rough 12-4 defeat at the hands of Forest Park on Tuesday. Mt. Vernon has struggled against Forest Park recently, as their contest on Tuesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Josh Shumate put in work while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned run off four hits. Shumate was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Heritage Hills' victory bumped their record up to 8-2. As for Mt. Vernon, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
Everything went Heritage Hills' way against Mt. Vernon when the teams last played back in April of 2023 as Heritage Hills made off with a 14-4 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Heritage Hills since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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