With a playoff game on the line, Heath rose to the challenge on Thursday. They never let the West Jefferson Roughriders onto the board and left with a 9-0 win. Considering Heath has won 12 matches by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Not much got past Wyatt Binckley, who gave up just one hit to keep West Jefferson off the board. Binckley has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than seven innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Heath let Tannar Patterson and Hayden Woodward loose on the outfield. Patterson scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances, while Woodward scored two runs while going 1-for-3. Patterson is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Paul Gould, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
The victory (which was Heath's tenth in a row) raised their record to 24-2. As for West Jefferson, their loss dropped their record down to 20-6.
Heath will have a chance to go back-to-back against West Jefferson: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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