Heritage has been on the road for two straight, but on Wednesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Wakefield Wolverines at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the pair will really light up the scoreboard.
Heritage is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They walked away with a 14-9 victory over Cary on Saturday.
Heritage got a massive performance out of Parker Cato, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 4-for-5. Cato is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last six games he's played. Another player making a difference was Jack Merrell, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Wakefield can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Knightdale a 14-0 shutout. While fans of Wakefield might be used to big wins, the 14-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Tyler Rotellini looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, Caden French was a standout: he scored two runs and stole four bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Eliott Gross, who went 2-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
Heritage's win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 14-10. As for Wakefield, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 17-7.
Heritage beat Wakefield 6-1 in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Does Heritage have another victory up their sleeve, or will Wakefield turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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