Mountain Heritage started off well but failed to capitalize on an early lead against Draughn. They fell just short of the Draughn Wildcats by a score of 5-4 on Tuesday. Mountain Heritage has not had much luck with Draughn recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Mountain Heritage saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brayden Deyton, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
On Draughn's side, Blake McElyea spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and three unearned) runs on eight hits and racked up ten Ks. McElyea has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
Mountain Heritage's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-9. As for Draughn, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-4.
While Mountain Heritage had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
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