The Heritage Academy Eagles will face off against the Covington Latin Trojans at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Covington Latin will take on a team with plenty of momentum: Heritage Academy extended their winning streak to three on Saturday. The Eagles were the clear victors by a 17-1 margin over Newport. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won five contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
| 03/29/25 @ Red Bird | 3 |
| 04/12/25 @ Newport | 2 |
| 03/18/25 @ Dayton | 2 |
| 03/24/25 @ Augusta | 1 |
| 03/21/25 @ Bellevue | 1 |
Elan Forman made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive appearances. He was even better at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-4. Heritage Academy is undefeated when Forman posts two or more runs, but 2-3 otherwise.
In other pitching news, Austin Brown looked comfortable as he scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. He also tossed no walks, which is notable because Heritage Academy is 4-1 when he allows at most one walk, but 1-2 otherwise.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Elliot Kloss, who scored a run and stole a base while going 4-for-4. Kloss is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's snagged at least one every time he's taken the field this season. Benjamin Brown was another key player, scoring a run while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Heritage Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .657. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Covington Latin made easy work of Newport on Friday and carried off a 10-1 victory. The Trojans haven't had any issues with the Wildcats recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Leo Short spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered a run (which was unearned) on three hits and racked up ten Ks.
On the hitting side, Casey Fitzpatrick was a standout: he scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Matthew Bier, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one double.
Heritage Academy's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-3. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Covington Latin, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.
