Heritage had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.6 runs), and they went ahead and made it six on Thursday. They came out on top against the Freedom Falcons by a score of 8-4. That's more bragging rights for Heritage, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Mathew Venezia looked comfortable as he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Heritage let Alonzo Alvarez and Junior Cordova loose on the outfield. Alvarez went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI, while Cordova scored a run while going 3-for-3.
On Freedom's side, Landon Clenney was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Heritage's win was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 17-3-1. As for Freedom, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-10.
Heritage will head out on the road to square off against Franklin at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Franklin will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last. As for Freedom, they will square off against Clayton Valley Charter at 1:00 p.m. on Monday. Clayton Valley Charter's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Freedom's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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