The Heritage Academy Eagles will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on the Ludlow Panthers at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Heritage Academy's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Ludlow's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Last Monday, Heritage Academy came up short against Augusta and fell 8-4.
Heritage Academy saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Austin McGlynn, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Hunter Boswell was another, scoring two runs and stealing two bases.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Ludlow duked it out with Calvary Christian on Tuesday. Ludlow lost 14-4 to Calvary Christian. The loss was the Panthers' first of the season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Ludlow fell to 3-1. As for Heritage Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Heritage Academy has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Ludlow struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.5 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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