Heritage had lost six straight at home, but on Friday they dropped down to 5-12 to make it seven. They lost 9-0 to the Poly Bears. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Bears this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 11-3 on Wednesday.
As for Poly, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.4 runs on average over those games.
For Poly's part, Carter Athens looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched.
At the plate, Poly let Jake Cevallos and Jayden Hicks run wild. Cevallos got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs, two doubles, and two RBI, while Hicks went a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI, two doubles, and one run. Those two doubles gave Cevallos a new career-high. Matt Henry was another key player, going 1-for-4 with one home run and two runs.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Heritage will square off against rival Moreno Valley at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Poly is set to challenge their familiar foe Paloma Valley at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday.
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