Baseball Recap: Heritage Continues Road Dominance on Monday

The scorekeeper got an easy start on Monday as neither Heritage nor Churubusco made it on the board until the seventh inning. The Patriots narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Eagles 5-3. The victory continues a trend for the Patriots in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now won four in a row.

Max Mirelez made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one hit in five consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.

Elijah Rauner

Runs (Career)

05/12/25 @ Churubusco	2
05/10/25 vs Columbia City	1
05/05/25 @ Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian	1
05/01/25 @ Southern Wells	1
04/24/25 vs Lakewood Park Christian	1

In other batting news, Elijah Rauner and Lucas Taylor did most of the damage at the plate: Rauner earned one RBI, two runs, and one stolen base, while Taylor went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. Those two runs gave Rauner a new career-high.

Heritage pushed their record up to 13-3 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs over those games. As for Churubusco, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-13.

Coming up, Heritage will take on Bluffton at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Patriots' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Tigers have averaged an impressive 8.8 runs per game this season. As for Churubusco, they will face off against Prairie Heights at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.