Baseball Recap: Heights Turns Things Around After Road Loss

There's no place like home for Heights, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They put the hurt on the Southeast Golden Buffalo with a sharp 11-1 win on Friday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Falcons considering their two-run performance the match before.

Gabriel Green looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits.

Slait Herrman

Hits (Career)

05/09/25 vs Southeast	3
04/19/25 vs Lawrence Free State	2
04/08/25 vs East	2
03/28/25 vs Kapaun Mt. Carmel	2
05/02/25 @ Northwest	1

At the plate, Heights let Slait Herrman and Carter Smith run wild. Herrman went a perfect 3-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI, while Smith went 3-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Those three hits gave Herrman a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jack Aaron, who went 1-for-3 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.

Heights always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .529. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Southeast only posted an OBP of .333.

Heights' victory bumped their record up to 10-11. As for Southeast, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost nine of their last 11 contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-13-2 record this season.

Heights will have a chance to go back-to-back against Southeast: the pair will be back at it again later today.