The American Heritage Patriots will challenge the Miami Christian Victors at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Miami Christian will be up against a hot American Heritage team: the squad just extended their winning streak to four. American Heritage came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 4-3 W against Archbishop McCarthy. The four-run effort marked the Patriots' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
American Heritage got a great performance from Talan Holiday as he didn't allow a single earned run and only a hit over five innings pitched.
Jordan Rich
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At the plate, American Heritage saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jordan Rich, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Rich is also crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season. RJ Machado also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.
Meanwhile, Miami Christian posted their closest win since February 28, 2024 on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against ABF Academy Homestead, sneaking past 8-6. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Victors.
American Heritage pushed their record up to 4-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs over those games. As for Miami Christian, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
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