Baseball Recap: Unity Christian Lions vs. Heritage Hawks
Unity Christian was handed a two-point loss in their last matchup, but they sure didn't let that happen against Heritage on Monday. The Unity Christian Lions were the clear victor by an 8-2 margin over the Heritage Hawks. That's more bragging rights for Unity Christian, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Haiden Stocks made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 11 over seven innings pitched. Stocks was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kannon Dehority, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Zach Hesse, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
On Heritage's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Anthony Happ, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
Even though they lost, Heritage didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Unity Christian's win bumped their record up to 4-10. As for Heritage, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-11.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Unity Christian will square off against Taylorville at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Heritage, they will head out on the road to face off against Schlarman at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Schlarman is coming into the match with three straight defeats at home, meaning Heritage will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory.
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