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| 03/03/25 - Home | 11-1 W |
| 04/18/24 - Home | 12-2 W |
| 03/07/24 - Away | 7-1 W |
Heritage is a perfect 3-0 against Gateway since March of 2024 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. We've got a battle between Panthers coming up. Heritage has given up an average of 6.9 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
Thursday just wasn't the day for Heritage's offense. They lost 13-0 to Satellite on Thursday. The loss continues a trend for the Panthers in their meetings with the Scorpions: they've now lost nine in a row.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Gateway). They blew past Liberty 17-7 on Tuesday. Considering the Panthers have won three matches by more than nine runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Ian Colon made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (and only one walk). He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Gateway is 3-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 2-3 otherwise. Colon was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing Three bases. while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Angel Escobar was excellent, going 2-for-4 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. That RBI marked the first that he brought in this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Mykel Holden, who scored three runs and stole Two bases.
Heritage's defeat dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Gateway, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Heritage took their win against Gateway in their previous meeting on Monday by a conclusive 11-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Heritage since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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