
Eagles
05/10/25 @ Eastern Hancock | 13 |
04/24/25 @ Purdue Polytechnic | 13 |
05/06/25 @ Park Tudor | 12 |
04/26/25 vs Indianapolis Scecina Memorial | 12 |
04/05/25 @ Community | 11 |
Heritage Christian won the last time they faced Eastern Hancock and things went their way on Saturday too. The Eagles were the clear victors by a 15-2 margin over the Royals. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matches by six runs or more this season.
Heritage Christian got a great performance from Tripp Vaughan as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Vaughan has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Will Ambrose, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. Another player making a difference was Eli Strege, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.
Heritage Christian was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Eastern Hancock only posted a batting average of .240.
Heritage Christian has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs over those games. As for Eastern Hancock, they dropped their record down to 2-11-1 with the loss, which was their fifth straight at home.
Coming up, Heritage Christian will challenge Lapel at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. The Eagles will need to watch out since the Bulldogs have now posted at least ten runs in their last four games. As for Eastern Hancock, they will welcome Seton Catholic at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. The Royals' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Cardinals have averaged an impressive 6.3 runs per game this season.
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