American Heritage won the last time they faced Merit Preparatory Academy, and things went their way on Friday too. Everything went the American Heritage Patriots' way against the Merit Preparatory Academy Knights as the American Heritage Patriots made off with a 19-1 victory. Considering the Patriots have won five matches by more than eight runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Charlie Allred made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and not a single walk). That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in September of 2023. He was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, American Heritage let Alex Eggertsen and Weston Larson loose on the outfield. Eggertsen scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-2, while Larson scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Larson is becoming a predictor of American Heritage's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 4-1 (and 2-6 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Stratton, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, American Heritage didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Merit Preparatory Academy only tossed three.
The win made it two in a row for American Heritage and bumps their season record up to 6-7. As for Merit Preparatory Academy, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-5 record this season.
American Heritage will square off against Utah Military Academy - Hill Field at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. American Heritage is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.3 runs per game this season. As for Merit Preparatory Academy, they will take on Maeser Prep Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Maeser Prep Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season.
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