Heritage Christian had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.8 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Saturday. They walked away with a 6-1 victory over the Lawrence Central Bears.
Heritage Christian got a great performance from Tripp Vaughan as he tossed six innings while giving up just one earned run off eight hits. Vaughan has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Ryan Williams, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last seven times he's played. Alex Jackson was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
Heritage Christian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 15-10 record this season. As for Lawrence Central, their loss dropped their record down to 9-11.
Heritage Christian will look to defend their home field on Monday against Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory at 5:30 p.m. The timing is sure in Heritage Christian's favor as the team sits on four straight wins at home while Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road. As for Lawrence Central, they will challenge North Central at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Lawrence Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
