Heritage put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Palm Bay Pirates as the Heritage Panthers made off with a 14-1 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Heritage considering their two-run performance the matchup before.
Noriega Gonzalez looked comfortable as he tossed 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, AJ Francisco was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Jackson Bagley, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On Palm Bay's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nolan Werle, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Heritage is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season. As for Palm Bay, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-16 record this season.
Heritage will look to defend their home field on Monday against Sebastian River at 6:00 p.m. As for Palm Bay, they will head out on the road to challenge St. Edward's at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Palm Bay is facing St. Edward's at the right time seeing as St. Edward's is stuck on a 13-game losing streak.
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