After flying high against Antioch last Tuesday, Heritage came back down to earth. The Heritage Patriots fell just short of the Spanish Springs Cougars by a score of 10-9 on Friday. Heritage was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Spanish Springs apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in March of 2019.
For Spanish Springs' part, Joey Jacobs was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Alleighfaye Abbie, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Heritage now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Spanish Springs, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 15-4.
Heritage is on the road again on Friday to play Galena at 2:00 p.m. Galena is coming into the matchup with three straight losses at home, meaning Heritage will have to defend against a team hungry for a win. As for Spanish Springs, they will head out on the road to square off against Churchill County at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Spanish Springs' favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last six matches.
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