The John Champe Knights will face off against the Heritage Pride at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The last four games John Champe has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
John Champe is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 11 runs on Thursday, they were much more limited against Stone Bridge on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 4-2. The loss was the Knights' first of the season.
Meanwhile, Heritage posted their closest victory since April 11, 2024 on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Potomac Falls, sneaking past 3-2. The Pride haven't had any issues with the Panthers recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
Davin Crain spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on four hits. Heritage is 2-1 when Crain allows two or fewer earned runs, but 0-4 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Heritage's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Aaron Van Tuyle, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. That's the most runs Van Tuyle has posted since back in May of 2024.
Having lost for the first time this season, John Champe fell to 3-1. As for Heritage, their win bumped their record up to 2-5.
Everything went John Champe's way against Heritage when the teams last played back in April of 2024, as John Champe made off with an 11-0 victory. Will the Knights repeat their success, or do the Pride have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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