There's no place like home for Heritage, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Tuesday. They walked away with an 8-3 victory over the West Rebels on Thursday. That's more bragging rights for Heritage, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Heritage got a great performance from Derek Hodge as he pitched 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
On the hitting side, Elijah Davis was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Gaven French, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On West's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jack Moffett, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Even though they lost, West didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Heritage only tossed three.
Heritage's win bumped their record up to 10-13. As for West, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-20.
Heritage will be playing at home against East Hamilton at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for West, they will head out on the road to face off against Christian Academy of Knoxville at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Christian Academy of Knoxville will roll in looking for their sixth straight victory, something West surely won't give up without a fight.
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