The Heights hasn't had much luck against Gonzaga recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Heights will venture away from home to take on Gonzaga at 4:30 p.m. The Heights will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
The Heights is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Archbishop Carroll 13-3 on Tuesday. The Heights hasn't had any issues with Archbishop Carroll recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
The team relied heavily on Jackson McDonnell, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Those two runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Luke Shepherd, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last game, Gonzaga made sure to put some runs up on the board against Bishop Ireton on Tuesday. The Eagles were the clear victors by a 10-2 margin over the Cardinals. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won four contests by eight runs or more so far this season.
Gonzaga is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for The Heights, the victory got them back to even at 6-6.
The Heights might still be hurting after the 11-1 defeat they got from Gonzaga in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Can The Heights avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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