Baseball Recap: Heritage Hawks vs. Varsity Opponent
Heritage can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent match on Thursday. They put the hurt on Varsity Opponent with a sharp 8-2 win. Winning may never get old, but Heritage sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Cole Murphy and Sean Covey made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Murphy tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). Meanwhile, Covey pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Murphy has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single walk in four consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Murphy scored two runs while going 2-for-4, while Covey got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Landon Justice, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Heritage is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. As for Varsity Opponent, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 28-82-6.
Heritage will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on John Milledge Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Varsity Opponent, they will be playing at home against Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Varsity Opponent will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak alive.
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