04/12/25 @ Newport | 16 |
03/29/25 @ Red Bird | 16 |
03/18/25 @ Dayton | 10 |
04/02/25 @ Dayton | 8 |
03/22/25 @ Holmes | 7 |
Heritage Academy entered their tilt with Newport on Saturday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They blew past the Wildcats 17-1. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won five games by seven runs or more so far this season.
Elan Forman made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive appearances. He was even better at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-4. Heritage Academy is undefeated when Forman posts two or more runs, but 2-3 otherwise.
In other pitching news, Austin Brown looked comfortable as he scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. He also allowed no hits, which is notable because Heritage Academy is 4-1 when he allows at most two hits, but 1-2 otherwise.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Elliot Kloss, who scored a run and stole a base while going 4-for-4. Kloss is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's snagged at least one every time he's taken the field this season. Another player making a difference was Brendan Boswell, who scored two runs and stole a base.
Heritage Academy kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least ten hits in three consecutive contests.
Heritage Academy's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-3. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Newport, they are on a 41-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-16.
Coming up, Heritage Academy will take on Covington Latin at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday. As for Newport, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Highlands at 5:00 p.m.
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