The Heritage Huskies will head out on the road to face off against the Fuquay - Varina Bengals at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Heritage will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Last Thursday, Heritage sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-5 win over Millbrook. That's two games straight that Heritage has won by exactly two runs.
Heritage got a great performance from Dalton Strand as he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Parker Cato, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Andrew Kilgore, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Fuquay - Varina can finally bid farewell to their three-game losing streak thanks to their game on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Cleveland 4-2.
Heritage's win bumped their record up to 6-3. As for Fuquay - Varina, their victory bumped their record up to 3-5.
Heritage couldn't quite finish off Fuquay - Varina when the teams last played back in April of 2023 and fell 2-0. Thankfully for Heritage, HL Smith (who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over six innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
