The Heritage Panthers will be playing at home against the Gateway Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The timing is sure in Heritage's favor as the team sits on four straight wins at home while Gateway has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road.
On Tuesday, Heritage had just enough and edged Space Coast out 9-8.
Austin Maccardle looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over 2.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Joe Tenta, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3. Jackson Bagley was another key contributor, going 1-for-1 with a home run.
Meanwhile, Gateway suffered a tough 12-2 loss at the hands of St. Cloud on Monday.
Heritage is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season. As for Gateway, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-12.
Heritage took their victory against Gateway in their previous matchup back in March by a conclusive 7-1. Does Heritage have another victory up their sleeve, or will Gateway turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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