American Heritage is 4-0 against Somerset Academy since March of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The American Heritage Patriots will challenge the Somerset Academy Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
American Heritage is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Suncoast a 1-0 shutout. The win made it back-to-back victories for American Heritage.
Not much got past Koda Travers, who gave up just two hits and racked up 16 Ks to keep Suncoast off the board. Travers has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, American Heritage's victory was truly a team effort as two different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Bria Villano, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Somerset Academy entered their tilt with Pompano Beach with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They walked away with a 4-1 win over the Golden Tornadoes on Wednesday.
Caitlyn Diaz spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on two hits and racked up eight Ks.
On the hitting side, Kelsey Gonzalez was excellent, going 2-for-2 with three RBI and a double.
American Heritage has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-10 record this season. As for Somerset Academy, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-12.
American Heritage skirted past Somerset Academy 2-1 when the teams last played back in March. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Diaz, who struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits (and only one walk). Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will American Heritage still be able to contain Diaz? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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