Baseball Preview: Heritage Hawks vs. Sullivan Redskins
The Heritage Hawks will head out on the road to take on the Sullivan Redskins at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Heritage will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Last Tuesday, Heritage came up short against Georgetown-Ridge Farm/Chrisman and fell 8-4.
Zaien Smith made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Bennan Struck was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Sullivan scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Villa Grove with a sharp 11-1 win. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded Sullivan with their most commanding win of the season.
Adan Mills was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Mills was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with a home run.
In other batting news, Tristan Wright and Kolton Wiley did most of the damage at the plate: Wright went 2-for-4 with three RBI, while Wiley scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Marshall Robison, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a double and an RBI.
Heritage's defeat dropped their record down to 0-10. As for Sullivan, their victory ended a six-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-10.
Heritage suffered a grim 20-2 defeat to Sullivan when the teams last played back in March of 2023. Can Heritage avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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