The Heritage Academy Eagles will challenge the Cumberland Valley Christian Blazers at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
If Heritage Academy beats Cumberland Valley Christian with eight runs on Tuesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. The Eagles had just enough and edged out Calvary Christian Academy 8-6. The Eagles haven't had any issues with Calvary Christian Academy recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
Heritage Academy's victory was truly a team effort as eight different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Caleb Wise, who went 2-for-4 with one triple, one stolen base, and two RBI. Titus Britner was another, going 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Heritage Academy kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 4.8 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 games they've averaged 8.8.
Meanwhile, Cumberland Valley Christian and Mount Airy Christian Academy finished up on equal footing with a 6-6 draw on Thursday.
Heritage Academy pushed their record up to 5-5 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. With that tie, Cumberland Valley Christian's record moves to 2-3-1.
Heritage Academy took their win against Cumberland Valley Christian in their previous matchup back in April of 2022 by a conclusive 14-0 score. Do the Eagles have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Blazers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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