American Heritage was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were two runs away from ending the streak, but they lost a 7-5 heartbreaker at the hands of the Pine Crest Panthers.
American Heritage got a good showing from Anthony Toscano, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave Toscano a new career-high in strikeouts (three).
On the hitting side, Ryan Ashley made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
American Heritage's defeat dropped their record down to 6-6. As for Pine Crest, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-2-2 record this season.
American Heritage will host Spanish River at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Pine Crest, they will face off against Monarch at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. Pine Crest is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season.
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