Baseball Preview: Heritage Christian Eagles vs. Lawrence Central Bears
The Heritage Christian Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the Lawrence Central Bears at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Heritage Christian's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last four matchups.
Heritage Christian can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent match on Friday. They blew past Triton Central 15-4. Heritage Christian's victory was all the more impressive since Triton Central was averaging only 3.91 runs allowed on the season.
Will Ambrose was a standout: he went 1-for-3 with a home run, five RBI, and three runs. Tyler Allemeier was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Lawrence Central beat Warren Central 5-2 on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Lawrence Central.
Quentin Espinoza tossed a big game, pitching six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Nick Johnson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Heritage Christian is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 14-10 record this season. As for Lawrence Central, their record is now 9-10.
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