Pillow Academy is 1-9 against Heritage Academy since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Pillow Academy Mustangs will look to defend their home field against the Heritage Academy Patriots at 4:00 p.m.
Pillow Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 10-0 walloping at the hands of Heritage Academy.
For Heritage Academy's part, Jack Ketchum was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out eight over six innings pitched. Ketchum has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Ketchum was also big at the plate, going 3-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Adyn Westmoreland and Nash McCrary did most of the damage at the plate: Westmoreland scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while McCrary scored a run while going 1-for-2. Charlie Fowler was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
Pillow Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Heritage Academy, they pushed their record up to 9-8 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home.
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