The Heritage Eagles will take on the Simi Valley Pioneers in a tournament on Thursday. Heritage is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
Heritage fell victim to Crean Lutheran and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Saints by a score of 1-0. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Oliver Kellogg was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
Meanwhile, Simi Valley earned a 6-1 victory over Kennedy on Wednesday.
Simi Valley also got a great performance from Kyle Casey as he pitched six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Casey is becoming a predictor of Simi Valley's success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is undefeated (and 2-4 when he doesn't).
On the hitting side, Jaxon Herron was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Anthony Solis also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
Simi Valley's record is now 7-4. As for Heritage, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5.
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