Baseball Preview: Heritage Huskies vs. Orange Panthers
The Heritage Huskies will head out on the road to face off against the Orange Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The last three games Heritage has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
On Tuesday, Heritage didn't have quite enough to beat Wake Forest and fell 4-2. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Heritage in their matchups with Wake Forest: they've now lost three in a row.
Heritage saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Abbe, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Orange entered their tilt with Williams with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Bulldogs a 4-0 shutout on Tuesday.
Cross Clayton spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on three hits and racked up seven Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Ryan Honeycutt, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and a double.
Heritage's loss dropped their record down to 10-6. As for Orange, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Heritage has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Orange struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.1. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Heritage came up short against Orange when the teams last played back in April of 2015, falling 5-1. Can Heritage avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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