Baseball Game Preview: Heritage Academy Eagles vs. Lloyd Memorial Juggernauts

The Heritage Academy Eagles are taking a road trip to square off against the Lloyd Memorial Juggernauts at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Heritage Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.

On Wednesday, Heritage Academy didn't have quite enough to beat Ludlow and fell 7-6. The Eagles have struggled against the Panthers recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.

Heritage Academy saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Noah Harrel, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run. Noah Allgeyer was another, going 1-for-2 with one run and one RBI.

Meanwhile, it may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Lloyd Memorial ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 10-8 win over Owen County.

Lloyd Memorial is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 17-15 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.2 runs over those games. As for Heritage Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 11-11.

The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Saturday as neither team is afraid to steal. Heritage Academy has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 7.6 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Lloyd Memorial struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.9 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.