The South Gwinnett Comets will challenge the Heritage Patriots at 5:55 p.m. on Monday. South Gwinnett has now lost nine straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since February 18.
South Gwinnett fell victim to Grayson and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They came up short against the Rams, falling 13-0.
South Gwinnett saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was CJ Peoples, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last game, Heritage made sure to put some runs up on the board against Rockdale County on Friday. Everything went Heritage's way against Rockdale County as Heritage made off with a 16-1 victory. The Patriots might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by six runs or more this season.
Mason Lynch made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in strikeouts. He was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Heritage got a massive performance out of Denzel Gillespie, who scored three runs while going 3-for-4. That's the most hits Gillespie has posted since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Charles Walker, who scored two runs and stole Two bases. while going 2-for-4.
South Gwinnett's defeat dropped their record down to 1-10. As for Heritage, their win was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-4 and their overall record up to 7-5.
South Gwinnett might still be hurting after the 12-2 loss they got from Heritage in their previous matchup back in February of 2023. Will South Gwinnett have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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