Baseball Recap: Cumberland Turns Things Around After Road Loss

There's no place like home for Cumberland, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Monday. They won by a run and slipped past the Heritage Hawks 4-3. The victory continues a trend for the Pirates in their matchups with the Hawks: they've now won four in a row.

Pirates

Previous 4 Games (Home)

05/05/25 vs Heritage	4-3
04/17/25 vs Neoga	10-3
04/14/25 vs Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond	9-2
04/10/25 vs Unity Christian	24-7

Cumberland's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-9. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.8 runs on average over those games. As for Heritage, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-14.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Cumberland is set to take on their familiar foe Argenta-Oreana at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Heritage will challenge rival Okaw Valley at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.