The South Adams Starfires will venture away from home to take on the Heritage Patriots at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: South Adams has struggled recently with five defeats in a row, while Heritage will arrive with five straight victories.
South Adams made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Union City, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Starfires fell just short of the Indians by a score of 11-9 on Monday. That's two games in a row now that the Starfires have lost by exactly two runs.
Sty Pyle led a balanced group of hitters, getting on base in two of his five plate appearances with three stolen bases, two RBI, and one run. Those RBI marked the first that he has brought in this season. Another player making a difference was Zaden Baumer, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Heritage got themselves on the board against Lakewood Park Christian on Thursday, but Lakewood Park Christian never followed suit. They blew past the Panthers 14-0. The Patriots might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by ten runs or more this season.
Iestyn Roe made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Roe was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cameron Rauner, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, four runs, and two stolen bases. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Landri Linder, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs and two RBI.
Heritage kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least nine hits in four consecutive contests.
Heritage's record is now 6-1. As for South Adams, their loss dropped their record down to 1-8.
South Adams suffered a grim 7-0 defeat to Heritage in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Can the Starfires avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
