The Heritage Huskies will head out on the road to take on the Rolesville Rams at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Heritage is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
Heritage's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They came out on top against Rolesville by a score of 3-0.
Heritage got a great performance from William Leahy as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over six innings pitched. Leahy has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Parker Cato was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Jacob Pereira was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with two stolen bases.
Heritage's victory bumped their record up to 13-9. As for Rolesville, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-13.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Heritage has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Rolesville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.1. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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