Baseball Recap: Paloma Valley Wildcats vs. Heritage Patriots
Paloma Valley entered their tilt with Heritage with nine consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with ten. They had just enough and edged the Heritage Patriots out 3-1. That's more bragging rights for Paloma Valley, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Brody Smearer looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Ayden Harrison was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
On Heritage's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Parker Kristall, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Paloma Valley's victory was their 19th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 26-1. As for Heritage, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-12-2 record this season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Paloma Valley beat Heritage by a score of 11-6.
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