Baseball Preview: Heritage Pride vs. Rock Ridge Phoenix
Heritage is 9-1 against Rock Ridge since March of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Heritage Pride will head out on the road to square off against the Rock Ridge Phoenix at 6:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Heritage is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to ten runs on Tuesday, they were much more limited against Dominion on Thursday. They fell just short of the Titans by a score of 3-2.
Heritage saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mark Van Tuyle, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Rock Ridge was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. They lost 12-2 to Loudoun Valley.
Heritage has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-8 record this season. As for Rock Ridge, their loss dropped their record down to 1-13.
Heritage beat Rock Ridge 7-2 in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Heritage since the team 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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