Baseball Game Preview: Heights Bulldogs vs. Bellaire Cardinals

For the second straight game, Heights will face off against Bellaire. The Bulldogs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Cardinals at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Heights has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with four straight losses, while Bellaire will come in with four straight wins.

Heights came up short against Bellaire on Tuesday, falling 10-4.

Ryan Soto

Runs

03/10/25 vs Wisdom	3
04/08/25 @ Bellaire	2
03/21/25 @ Cesar E. Chavez	2
02/28/25 @ Fort Bend Clements	2
02/25/25 @ Spring	2
+ 6 more games

Ryan Soto made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4. He is becoming a predictor of Heights' success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 5-1 (and 7-8 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Cherokee Smith, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.

Bellaire's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-7-1. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Heights, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-9.