The Stone Bridge Bulldogs will head out to square off against the Heritage Pride at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The last three games Stone Bridge has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Last Thursday, Stone Bridge sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over Broad Run.
Heritage never got on the board in their matchup on Thursday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Loudoun County on Monday. They were the clear victors by a 17-7 margin over the Captains. The Pride haven't had any issues with the Captains recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive victory against them.
Owen Brundage and Cooper Miskelly did most of the damage at the plate: Brundage went 2-for-5 with four RBI, one run, and one double, while Miskelly scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Heritage is 2-1 when Miskelly posts two or more runs, but 1-5 otherwise. Luke Olszewski also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
Heritage always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .574. The last time their OBP was this high was back in May of 2024.
Stone Bridge has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Heritage, they picked up their first road victory, bumping their record up to 3-6.
Stone Bridge couldn't quite get it done against Heritage when the teams last played back in April of 2024 as they fell 11-8. Can the Bulldogs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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