The Heritage Hawks will head out on the road to square off against the Rock Springs Christian Academy Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Heritage will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
Heritage had to skate by with only a two-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 16-run drubbing they dealt St. Mary's Academy on Wednesday. The Hawks never let the Bobcats get on the board and left with a 16-0 victory. The win continues a trend for the Hawks in their matchups with the Bobcats: they've now won eight in a row.
Bryson Smallwood
| 04/30/25 @ St. Mary's Academy | 2 |
| 04/19/25 vs Redan | 1 |
| 04/14/25 vs Holy Spirit Prep | 1 |
| 04/01/25 vs Heritage Preparatory | 1 |
| 03/25/25 vs Dominion Christian | 1 |
Bryson Smallwood made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Heritage is 4-2 when he allows at most two earned runs, but 5-11 otherwise. Smallwood was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and one double. Those two hits gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Landon Justice was a standout: he went a perfect 2-for-2 with three stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. Heritage is 3-1 when Justice posts two or more stolen bases, but 6-12 otherwise. Asher Durham was another key player, going 1-for-3 with four RBI, one triple, and one run.
Meanwhile, it was a Battle of the Birds when Rock Springs Christian Academy duked it out with Heritage on Tuesday. The Eagles fell just short of the Hawks by a score of 5-3. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Rock Springs Christian Academy saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brandt Washington, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Heritage's victory bumped their record up to 9-13. As for Rock Springs Christian Academy, their loss was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 16-9.
Heritage skirted past Rock Springs Christian Academy 5-3 in their previous meeting on Tuesday. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Hawks since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
