Baseball Preview: St. Agnes Aggies vs. Heritage Christian
The St. Agnes Aggies will head out on the road to challenge Heritage Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the pair will really light up the scoreboard.
St. Agnes will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating New Life Academy, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. St. Agnes blew past New Life Academy 12-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for St. Agnes.
Charlie Witzel made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Witzel was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on James Steiner, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Eric Cain was another key contributor, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a double.
Meanwhile, Heritage Christian won against Academy for Sciences & Agriculture on Friday with 23 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Tuesday. Heritage Christian never let PACT Charter onto the board and left with a 23-0 victory. Heritage Christian's win was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.
St. Agnes has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. As for Heritage Christian, their record now sits at 5-0.
St. Agnes skirted past Heritage Christian 5-4 when the teams last played back in April of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Agnes since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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