The Heritage Coyotes will venture away from home to face off against the Emerson Mavericks at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Heritage has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while Emerson will arrive with three straight wins.
Last Tuesday, Heritage came up short against Emerson and fell 6-1.
For Emerson's part, Finley Hambrick was a major factor no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out six over 5.2 innings pitched. Hambrick was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with one home run and four RBI. That home run marked the first that he launched this season.
Hambrick wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jalen McLin, who went 1-for-2 with two runs and one triple.
Emerson pushed their record up to 8-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Heritage, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-8-1.
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