Baseball Game Preview: Heritage Patriots vs. Berean Christian Eagles

Patriots

Runs

04/10/25 vs Redwood	6
04/08/25 vs Deer Valley	23
04/05/25 vs El Camino	14
04/03/25 vs Capuchino	6
04/02/25 vs Mission	24
+ 7 more games

The Heritage Patriots will take on the Berean Christian Eagles in a tournament on Friday. Heritage is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.8 runs per game this season.

Heritage easily dispatched Deer Valley on Tuesday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Patriots fell just short of Redwood by a score of 8-6 on Thursday. The Patriots' loss signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.

JJ Kinnaird was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed five innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits.

On the hitting side, Aiden Lingley made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. That stolen base marked the first that he snagged this season. Another player making a difference was Jett Guevara, who scored a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.

Meanwhile, Berean Christian has relied on a stalwart pitchers averaging 3.09 runs allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Thursday. They lost 12-3 to Foothill. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Damon Neu was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Max McTighe, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.

Berean Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 7-4. As for Heritage, their loss dropped their record down to 10-2.

Both the two teams just can't seem to miss. Heritage has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10.2 hits per game. However, it's not like Berean Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 5.4 hits. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.