On Monday, Rogers Heritage faced Rogers in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Rogers Heritage War Eagles fell just short of the Rogers Mountaineers by a score of 2-1. It was the first time this season that Rogers Heritage let down their fans at home.
Luke Askew put in work no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over six innings pitched. Askew has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances. Askew was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with a home run.
In other pitching news, Rogers Heritage got a good showing from Dillon Askew, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned run or hits. Askew has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Rogers Heritage's loss ended a 14-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 22-2. As for Rogers, the victory was the 11th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 21-2.
While Rogers Heritage had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:32 p.m. on Tuesday.
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