Baseball Recap: Heritage Christian Eagles vs. Eastern Hancock Royals
Heritage Christian scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 20-5 margin over the Eastern Hancock Royals. Heritage Christian might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won eight games by eight runs or more this season.
Alex Jackson was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Ryan Williams was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
On Eastern Hancock's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carson Borden, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Heritage Christian pushed their record up to 12-10 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Eastern Hancock, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-11 record this season.
Heritage Christian will be playing in front of their home fans against Lapel at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Lapel is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.2 runs per game this season. As for Eastern Hancock, they will head out on the road to take on Seton Catholic at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Seton Catholic has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 14.5 runs per game on average), something Eastern Hancock will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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