The Heritage Christian Eagles will take on the Park Tudor Panthers at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. Heritage Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
Heritage Christian will head into Tuesday's game out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Tuesday. They lost 11-1 to Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory.
Heritage Christian saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Williams, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Park Tudor rose to the challenge on Wednesday. They blew past the Crusaders 7-1. Park Tudor might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 11 matches by six runs or more this season.
MJ Gaines was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Brady Redman, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Heritage Christian's loss dropped their record down to 17-12. As for Park Tudor, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 18-4.
Saturday's matchup will be a test for both team's pitchers. Heritage Christian hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .323. However, it's not like Park Tudor struggles in that department as they've averaged .333. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Heritage Christian might still be hurting after the 11-1 defeat they got from Park Tudor in their previous meeting back in April. Can Heritage Christian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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