The Heritage Academy Heroes will venture away from home to square off against the Ajo Red Raiders at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Wednesday, Heritage Academy didn't have quite enough to beat Holy Family Academy and fell 4-3. That's two games in a row now that the Heroes have lost by just one run.
Maverik Ray put in work no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. Ray was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, one double, and one RBI.
In other batting news, Bourne Jones made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Ajo fell victim to Gila Bend and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They came up short against the Gila Monsters, falling 11-0. The Red Raiders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Heritage Academy's record now sits at 0-2. As for Ajo, they now have a losing record of 1-2.
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