The Heritage Eagles will venture away from home to take on the Ponderosa Mustangs at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Heritage is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
It was a Battle of the Birds when Heritage challenged Highlands Ranch on Wednesday. The Eagles' pitcher stepped up to hand the Falcons a 4-0 shutout. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
The result came thanks to Camden Nichols's shutout, as he gave up just two hits and racked up eight Ks. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one walk in eight consecutive appearances.
Bode Shoen
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At the plate, Bode Shoen was excellent, going 1-for-3 with one home run. He is becoming a predictor of Heritage's success: when he posts at least one home run the team is 4-1 (and 5-9-1 when he doesn't). Bryant Buelow also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Regis Jesuit hit Ponderosa with a four-run fourth inning on Wednesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Mustangs lost 12-2 to the Raiders. The defeat continues a trend for the Mustangs in their meetings with the Raiders: they've now lost four in a row.
Ponderosa saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brayden Daffer, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one double and one RBI.
The win snapped Heritage's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 9-10-1 record. As for Ponderosa, their loss dropped their record down to 12-8.
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