Baseball Recap: John Champe Knights vs. Heritage Pride
John Champe put the finishing touches on their fifth blowout victory of the season on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Heritage Pride an 11-0 shutout. John Champe's win was all the more impressive since Heritage was averaging only 3.64 runs allowed on the season.
Trevor Casad made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Casad has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Casad was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, Ty Kann was incredible, going 1-for-2 with a home run and five RBI. Nick Warner was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
On Heritage's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Justin Goulet, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
John Champe has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 9-5 record this season. As for Heritage, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-5.
John Champe will be playing at home against Loudoun County at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in John Champe's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last three contests. As for Heritage, they will head out on the road to take on Woodgrove at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Heritage is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
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