Baseball Preview: American Heritage Patriots vs. Bryce Valley Mustangs
American Heritage has won ten straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Bryce Valley has won ten straight on the road dating back to last season, but those streaks won't matter much on Saturday. The American Heritage Patriots will host the Bryce Valley Mustangs at 12:00 p.m. Both teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
American Heritage will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Friday, then bounced right back against Wayne on Friday. Everything went American Heritage's way against Wayne as American Heritage made off with a 20-10 victory.
Matthew Lake and Sam Werner made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Lake pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Werner tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks every time he's pitched this season. At bat, Lake went 3-for-5 with five RBI, a stolen base, and a run, while Werner went 3-for-4 with four runs, five RBI, and a stolen base.
In other batting news, Luke Stratton was a standout: he scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Owen Chenn, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, American Heritage kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. That's the most hits they've earned since back in August of 2023.
Meanwhile, everything went Bryce Valley's way against Altamont on Friday as Bryce Valley made off with an 8-1 win.
American Heritage's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Bryce Valley, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.
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