Arapahoe has not done well against Heritage recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. The Arapahoe Warriors walked away with a 7-4 victory over the Heritage Eagles. The win made it back-to-back victories for Arapahoe.
Arapahoe got a great performance from Kellan Dreiling as he pitched 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Camran Eakin, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew Smart, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI.
On Heritage's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jaxon Case, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Heritage didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Arapahoe only tossed three.
Arapahoe's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Heritage, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
Arapahoe will head out on the road to challenge Rock Canyon at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. As for Heritage, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Thomas Jefferson at 4:00 p.m. Thomas Jefferson's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Heritage's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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