Baseball Recap: Heritage Hills Patriots vs. Tell City Marksmen
Heritage Hills put another one in the bag on Monday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past the Tell City Marksmen 14-2. Heritage Hills' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Braden Pruitt made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk). Pruitt was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Peyton Gray, who went 3-for-5 with a home run, two runs, and a triple. Colten Hopf was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 3-for-5.
Heritage Hills' victory bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Tell City, their defeat was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-4.
Heritage Hills will take on Boonville at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Heritage Hills' pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so Boonville's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Tell City, they will head out on the road to square off against Forest Park at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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