Heritage has gone 9-1 against Space Coast recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Panthers will take on the Vipers at 6:00 p.m. Heritage will aim to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
It was a proper cat-fight when Heritage challenged Port St. Lucie on Friday. The Panthers walked away with a 15-10 victory over the Jaguars.
Patrick Johnson looked comfortable as he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Joel Fernandez
| 04/04/25 vs Port St. Lucie | 2 |
| 03/19/25 vs Varsity Opponent | 1 |
| 03/11/25 @ Space Coast | 1 |
| 03/03/25 vs Gateway | 1 |
| 02/26/25 vs Rockledge | 1 |
On the hitting side, Joel Fernandez was incredible, going 3-for-5 with four RBI, two doubles, and one stolen base. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Kethziel Torres, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Heritage was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .419. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Space Coast fell victim to Astronaut and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They lost 19-0 to the War Eagles. The Vipers just can't catch a break and have now endured seven defeats in a row.
Heritage's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 13-10. As for Space Coast, their loss dropped their record down to 5-12.
Everything went Heritage's way against Space Coast when the teams last played back in March, as Heritage made off with a 14-2 victory. Will the Panthers repeat their success, or do the Vipers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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