The Garrett Railroaders will head out on the road to square off against the Heritage Patriots at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Garrett is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.
In what's become a running theme this season, Garrett gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Prairie Heights with a sharp 12-2 victory. Winning may never get old, but Garrett sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Grant Byers looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits.
On the hitting side, Aiden Orth and Kashen Kelham did most of the damage at the plate: Orth scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Kelham scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Josh Hogle was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Heritage fell victim to Adams Central and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 8-0 to the Flying Jets, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. Heritage has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Garrett now has a winning record of 11-10. As for Heritage, their loss dropped their record down to 16-4.
Garrett skirted past Heritage 9-8 in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Garrett since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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