The St. Anne-Pacelli Vikings will play host again in Tuesday's first game to welcome the Heritage Hawks, where first pitch is scheduled at 5:00 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
St. Anne-Pacelli stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard in Tuesday's second game. They beat St. Mary's Academy by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 15-0. Give St. Anne-Pacelli's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's fifth straight shutout.
Brody Sims made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Sims was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Omar Kimbrough, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with a home run, two stolen bases, and three RBI. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played. Jaycob Veloz was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Friday Heritage sidestepped Gatewood for a 5-4 victory.
Ethan Garrett was excellent, going 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs.
St. Anne-Pacelli is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. As for Heritage, they pushed their record up to 15-7 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Heritage's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: St. Anne-Pacelli hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .339. It's a different story for Heritage, though, as they've only averaged .245. Will they be able to contain St. Anne-Pacelli's hitters?
St. Anne-Pacelli came up short against Heritage in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, falling 9-5. Thankfully for St. Anne-Pacelli, Jacob Miles (who tossed four innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits (he also didn't allow any walks)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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