Baseball Game Preview: Princeton Tigers vs. Heritage Hills Patriots

Tigers

Runs

05/13/25 vs Boonville	3
05/09/25 @ Mt. Vernon	3
05/08/25 @ South Spencer	6
05/07/25 vs Vincennes Lincoln	1
05/06/25 @ Washington	12
+ 17 more games

The Princeton Tigers will head out to face off against the Heritage Hills Patriots at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Princeton is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.

Princeton will head out to face Heritage Hills after giving up their first home loss of the season on Tuesday. The Tigers might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 4-3 to Boonville, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. Tigers fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team's lost against the Pioneers since on Tuesday.

Princeton saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Conor Marsh, who went 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI.

The scorekeeper got an easy start on Tuesday as neither Heritage Hills nor Southridge made it on the board until the fifth inning. The Patriots had just enough and edged out the Raiders 2-0. The game was the first time the Patriots have beaten the Raiders on their field since May 9, 2017.

Peyton Gray was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over seven innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one RBI. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April.

Heritage Hills has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Princeton, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 17-5.

Thursday's contest will be a test for both teams' pitchers. Princeton hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .315. However, it's not like Heritage Hills struggles in that department as they've averaged .324. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.

Princeton suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Heritage Hills in their previous matchup back in May of 2024. Can the Tigers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.