The Heritage Patriots will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Clarke Central Gladiators at 5:55 p.m. Heritage is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.1 runs per game this season.
Last Friday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Heritage had to settle for a 5-4 loss against Monroe Area.
Mason Lynch and Denzel Gillespie put in work no matter where they played. On the mound, Lynch pitched 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Meanwhile, Gillespie didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over six innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Lynch scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his six plate appearances, while Gillespie scored two runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-5.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Tousaint Connelly, who went 1-for-4 with an RBI. Another player making a difference was Rylan Holden, who got on base in two of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases.
Meanwhile, Clarke Central suffered a tough 11-3 defeat at the hands of Banks County on Tuesday. Clarke Central has not had much luck with Banks County recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Like Heritage, Clarke Central also got a great game from a two-way player: Colton Eberhard. He tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Eberhard was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with an RBI.
In other batting news, Jared Manago made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI.
Heritage's loss was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 7-11. As for Clarke Central, their record now sits at 3-17.
Heritage might still be hurting after the 12-2 defeat they got from Clarke Central when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can Heritage avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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