The Heritage Academy Heroes have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the St. John Paul II Catholic Lions at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Heritage Academy scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Saturday. They were the clear victor by an 18-3 margin over Mohave Accelerated.
Paul (PJ) Soltero and Jared Wittman did most of the damage at the plate: Soltero scored three runs while going 3-for-4, while Wittman went 1-for-4 with four RBI, a stolen base, and a run. Another player making a difference was Devin Lunt, who scored three runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, after a 16-4 finish the last time they played, St. John Paul II Catholic and Trivium Prep decided to play a little more cautiously this time around. St. John Paul II Catholic came out on top in a nail-biter against Trivium Prep on Saturday and snuck past 2-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for St. John Paul II Catholic.
St. John Paul II Catholic saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alfredo Barragan, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Heritage Academy's victory bumped their record up to 2-6. As for St. John Paul II Catholic, the win got them back to even at 6-6.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Heritage Academy has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.6 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like St. John Paul II Catholic struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.4 per game. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Heritage Academy suffered a grim 18-3 defeat to St. John Paul II Catholic in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can Heritage Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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