Baseball Recap: Heritage Pride vs. Loudoun Valley Vikings
Heritage stacked a fifth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Loudoun Valley Vikings as the Heritage Pride made off with a 13-3 win. The victory was nothing new for Heritage as they're now sitting on seven straight.
Mark Van Tuyle spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned runs on two hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Owen Brundage was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Alec Jones, who scored three runs while going 2-for-2.
Heritage pushed their record up to 9-2 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Loudoun Valley, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-5 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Heritage will square off against Tuscarora at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Loudoun Valley, they will head out on the road to face off against Loudoun County at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Loudoun Valley is facing Loudoun County at the right time seeing as Loudoun County is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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