Baseball Game Preview: Heritage Academy Gateway Heroes vs. Imagine Prep Coolidge Eagles

Heroes

Runs

04/21/25 vs Mission Heights Prep	3
04/18/25 vs Imagine Prep	8
04/14/25 vs East Valley Athletes for Christ	7
04/07/25 @ East Valley Athletes for Christ	5
04/01/25 @ Maricopa Institute of Technology	11
+ 4 more games

The Heritage Academy Gateway Heroes will face off against the Imagine Prep Coolidge Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Heritage Academy Gateway is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.7 runs per game this season.

On Monday, Heritage Academy Gateway and Mission Heights Prep finished up their game with a 3-3 tie. The matchup marked the Heroes' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

Brock Akin spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on two hits.

Meanwhile, Imagine Prep Coolidge was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They came up short against AZ Compass Prep National, falling 16-3.

Imagine Prep Coolidge saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ari White, who went 1-for-2 with three stolen bases and one run. White is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played. Alfredo Hernandez was another, getting on base in both of his plate appearances with two stolen bases.

Imagine Prep Coolidge's loss dropped their record down to 2-9. With that tie, Heritage Academy Gateway's record moves to 4-4-1.

Imagine Prep Coolidge's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Heritage Academy Gateway has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10 hits per game. It's a different story for Imagine Prep Coolidge, though, as they've been averaging 9 hits. Given Heritage Academy Gateway's sizable advantage in that area, the Eagles will need to find a way to close that gap.

Heritage Academy Gateway took their win against Imagine Prep Coolidge when the teams last played back in March by a conclusive 10-0 score. Will the Heroes repeat their success, or do the Eagles have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.