Heritage won the last time they faced Space Coast and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Heritage Panthers were the clear victor by a 14-2 margin over the Space Coast Vipers. The contest marked the Panthers' most dominant win of the season.
Zander Tarnowski tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. The dominant performance gave him a new career-low in earned runs.
Ryan Pattee
| 03/11/25 @ Space Coast | 3 |
| 03/04/25 @ Palm Bay | 2 |
| 02/25/25 vs Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy | 2 |
| 02/18/25 vs Space Coast | 2 |
| 03/03/25 vs Gateway | 1 |
| + 2 more games |
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Ryan Pattee, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. He is becoming a predictor of Heritage's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 4-5 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Andrew Francisco, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Heritage pushed their record up to 8-5 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Space Coast, they now have a losing record of 5-6.
Looking ahead, Heritage will face off against Eau Gallie at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Eau Gallie will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Heritage surely won't give up without a fight. As for Space Coast, they will challenge Merritt Island at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Space Coast has given up an average of 6.6 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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