American Heritage and Merit Preparatory Academy are an even 5-5 against one another since August of 2021, but likely not for long. The American Heritage Patriots will stay at home for another game and welcome the Merit Preparatory Academy Knights at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. American Heritage is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.
Last Saturday, American Heritage came up short against Valley and fell 12-7.
Luke Stratton and Joe Holmes stepped up to the plate in a big way. Stratton scored a run while going 2-for-4, while Holmes scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Matthew Brady also deserves some recognition as he hit his first hit of the season.
Meanwhile, Merit Preparatory Academy got the win against Utah Military Academy - Hill Field on Friday by a conclusive 17-6.
American Heritage's loss dropped their record down to 4-7. As for Merit Preparatory Academy, their win bumped their record up to 2-3.
Everything went American Heritage's way against Merit Preparatory Academy in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as American Heritage made off with a 15-0 victory. Does American Heritage have another victory up their sleeve, or will Merit Preparatory Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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