Baseball Preview: Heritage Eagles vs. Castle View Sabercats
The Heritage Eagles will head out on the road to take on the Castle View Sabercats at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Heritage will be strutting in after a victory while Castle View will be coming in after a defeat.
Heritage will head into Tuesday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Monday (they won by eight) but on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past Mountain Vista 8-6. With that win, Heritage brought their scoring average up to 6.1 runs per game.
Heritage got a great performance from Jaden McKinney as he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up four earned runs off three hits.
On the hitting side, Grant Bazinet was incredible, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Hunter Eells, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Castle View faced Regis Jesuit in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. Castle View fell just short of Regis Jesuit by a score of 4-3. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Castle View in their matchups with Regis Jesuit: they've now lost five in a row.
Matthew Potter was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits (and only one walk). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Derek Gordon and Sam Harry stepped up to the plate in a big way. Gordon went 2-for-3 with three RBI, while Harry scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Heritage has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season. As for Castle View, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Heritage has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Castle View struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Heritage took their victory against Castle View in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 10-0. 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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