Baseball Preview: Fort Campbell Falcons vs. Heritage Christian Academy Warriors
The Fort Campbell Falcons are on the road again on Tuesday to play the Heritage Christian Academy Warriors at 5:30 p.m.
Fort Campbell lost 12-2 to Ballard Memorial on Saturday. Fort Campbell has not had much luck with Ballard Memorial recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Fort Campbell saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Noah Herron, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Heritage Christian Academy can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent match on Thursday. They blew past Dawson Springs 13-2. The high-scoring effort was just what Heritage Christian Academy needed considering they were shutout in their previous matchup.
Jayden Nichols was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits (and not a single walk). Nichols has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Nichols was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with three RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Heritage Christian Academy got a massive performance out of Caden Gresham, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, two doubles, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Ethan Miles, who went 2-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI.
Fort Campbell's loss dropped their record down to 7-21. As for Heritage Christian Academy, they pushed their record up to 7-13 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Everything went Fort Campbell's way against Heritage Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in March as Fort Campbell made off with a 14-1 win. Will Fort Campbell repeat their success, or does Heritage Christian Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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