Baseball Recap: Heritage Panthers vs. Brevard HEAT
Heritage can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent contest on Monday. Everything went their way against Brevard HEAT as the Heritage Panthers made off with an 18-2 victory. While fans of Heritage might be used to big wins, the 16-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Noriega Gonzalez made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Gonzalez has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single hit in three consecutive pitching appearances. Gonzalez was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Austin Maccardle, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Jordan McCray was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
On Brevard HEAT's side, they saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lazaro Rodriguez II, who went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
Heritage's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-7. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.5 runs per game. As for Brevard HEAT, their loss dropped their record down to 4-17.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Heritage will square off against Space Coast at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Heritage is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season. As for Brevard HEAT, they will head out on the road to face off against Astronaut at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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