Baseball Recap: Heritage Pride vs. Loudoun Valley Vikings
Heritage entered their tilt with Loudoun Valley with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Loudoun Valley Vikings a 17-0 shutout on Monday. Heritage's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Aaron Van Tuyle made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over four innings pitched. Van Tuyle has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Van Tuyle was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, Mark Van Tuyle and Owen Brundage did most of the damage at the plate: Van Tuyle scored three runs while going 2-for-2, while Brundage scored three runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. Cooper Miskelly was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
Heritage's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-2. As for Loudoun Valley, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-4 record this season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Heritage beat Loudoun Valley by a score of 13-3.
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