The Ludlow Panthers will face off against the Heritage Academy Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Ludlow has struggled recently with seven losses in a row, while Heritage Academy will arrive with four straight victories.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Ludlow and Dayton meet (two straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Thursday. The Panthers might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 6-2 to the Greendevils, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Meanwhile, Heritage Academy earned a 4-1 win over Augusta on Wednesday.
Bob Brown made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 17 over seven innings pitched. He is becoming a predictor of Heritage Academy's success: when he posts at least eight strikeouts the team is 3-1 (and 7-8 when he doesn't). Brown was also big at the plate, earning one run and two stolen bases.
Brown wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Gavin Hensley, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI.
Ludlow's defeat dropped their record down to 8-13. As for Heritage Academy, they now have a winning record of 10-9.
Ludlow came out on top in a nail-biter against Heritage Academy when the teams last played back in May of 2025, sneaking past 3-2. Do the Panthers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Eagles turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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