Heritage Academy fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Grace Academy on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Grace Academy Knights by a score of 4-3. The defeat continues a trend for Heritage Academy in their matchups with Grace Academy: they've now lost seven in a row.
For Grace Academy's part, Jaeden Peterson and Connor Earley were a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Peterson struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Meanwhile, Earley didn't allow a single hit, only two earned runs over four innings pitched. At the plate, Peterson scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances, while Earley went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases and an RBI.
In other batting news, AJ Presley was excellent, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and a double.
Heritage Academy's loss dropped their record down to 3-9. As for Grace Academy, their record is now 12-6.
Heritage Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Grace Academy, they will square off against Shalom Christian Academy at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Shalom Christian Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
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