After losing to Paducah Tilghman the last time they met, University Heights decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Blazers walked away with an 8-3 victory over the Blue Tornado on Saturday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Blazers.
Hayden Hunt
| 04/19/25 vs Paducah Tilghman | 5 |
| 03/29/25 @ Greenwood | 3 |
| 03/22/25 @ Owensboro Catholic | 3 |
| 03/14/25 vs Daviess County | 1 |
Hayden Hunt was a major factor no matter where he played. He tossed six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five). He was also big at the plate, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with two runs and one RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Josh Pace, who went 1-for-2 with one home run and three RBI. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Aiden Jones, who went 3-for-4 with one stolen base and one RBI.
University Heights' win bumped their record up to 10-5. As for Paducah Tilghman, the loss snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 10-3 record.
Coming up, University Heights will face off against Apollo at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Blazers 4, the Eagles 2.4) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Paducah Tilghman, they will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on St. Mary at 5:00 p.m. on the 29th.
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