American Heritage won the last time they faced Merit Preparatory Academy, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The American Heritage Patriots blew past the Merit Preparatory Academy Knights 12-2. The Patriots might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by nine runs or more this season.
Matthew Lake made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Lake was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Luke Stratton was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Owen Chenn, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
American Heritage's win bumped their record up to 5-7. As for Merit Preparatory Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
American Heritage will have a chance to go back-to-back against Merit Preparatory Academy: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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