For the second straight game, Hartfield Academy will face off against Heritage Academy. The Hawks will be playing in front of their home fans against the Patriots at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The timing is sure in Hartfield Academy's favor as the squad sits on seven straight wins at home while Heritage Academy has been banged up by seven consecutive losses on the road.
Hartfield Academy blew Heritage Academy out of the water the last time the pair played, but on Tuesday Heritage Academy got their revenge. The Hawks fell just short of the Patriots by a score of 7-5. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Hawks have suffered since March 2nd.
For Heritage Academy's part, Colin Cunningham tossed a big game, pitching 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Cunningham is becoming a predictor of the Patriots' success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is undefeated (and 7-10 when he doesn't).
On the hitting side, Charlie Fowler was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. Heritage Academy is undefeated when Fowler posts two or more runs, but 7-10 otherwise.
Heritage Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .562. The last time their OBP was this high was back in March.
Hartfield Academy's loss dropped their record down to 15-6-2. As for Heritage Academy, the victory got them back to even at 10-10.
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