The Eastside Blazers will face off against the Heritage Patriots at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Eastside's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They walked away with a 4-0 victory over Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Blazers.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Heritage). Everything went their way against Fort Wayne Northrop on Friday as they made off with an 18-7 win. Considering the Patriots have won 12 matchups by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Corbin Saalfrank was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up three earned runs off only two hits. Those seven strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with three runs and one triple.
In other batting news, Beau Stoppenhagen was a standout: he went 3-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and one stolen base. Another player making a difference was Lucas Taylor, who went 2-for-4 with three stolen bases, two runs, and one double.
Heritage was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .484. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Fort Wayne Northrop only posted a batting average of .211.
Heritage's victory bumped their record up to 14-3. As for Eastside, their win bumped their record up to 7-13.
Eastside came up short against Heritage in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, falling 7-4. Will the Blazers have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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