Heritage had lost ten straight on the road dating back to last season, but on Thursday they dropped their record down to 4-9 to make it 11. They fell just short of the Mountain View Thunder by a score of 5-3. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Thunder this season, with their most recent defeat being a 15-1 loss on Tuesday.
As for Mountain View, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 5-8. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games.
For Mountain View's part, Caleb Long looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Long is becoming a predictor of the Thunder's success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is 3-1 (and 2-7 when he doesn't).
At the plate, Legend Haskew was incredible, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, one triple, and one run. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Brendon Lawson, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.
Coming up, Heritage will head out to take on Prairie at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Mountain View, they will be playing in front of their home fans against King's Way Christian at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The Knights' pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so the Thunder's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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