If Parke Heritage was feeling good off their 10-2 takedown of Riverton Parke on Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Parke Heritage Wolves fell just short of the South Vermillion Wildcats by a score of 3-2 on Saturday. Parke Heritage has struggled against South Vermillion recently, as their match on Saturday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Renn Harper put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 14 over six innings pitched. Harper was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Harper wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was B.T. Luce, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Like Parke Heritage, South Vermillion also got a great game from a two-way player: Parker Weir. He struck out 15 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. Weir was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Having lost for the first time this season, Parke Heritage fell to 2-1. As for South Vermillion, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Parke Heritage will be playing at home against Covington at 1:00 p.m. in Saturday's first game. As for South Vermillion, they will head out on the road to take on Fountain Central at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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