Heritage Christian will take on the New Life Academy Eagles at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Heritage Christian sitting on five straight victories and New Life Academy on four.
Heritage Christian proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by 12) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged out West Lutheran 4-3.
While New Life Academy didn't have the best season last year (they finished 2-17), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They came out on top against Nova Classical Academy by a score of 12-7 on Friday.
Nolan Wold made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off six hits. Wold was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double. That double was his first of the season.
In other batting news, Lucas Larson was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI. Sam Kowalski was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two runs, two RBI, and one double.
Heritage Christian pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.1 runs over those games. As for New Life Academy, their win bumped their record up to 6-2.
Everything went Heritage Christian's way against New Life Academy in their previous matchup last Tuesday, as Heritage Christian made off with an 11-0 victory. Will Heritage Christian repeat their success, or does New Life Academy has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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