American Heritage won the last time they faced Spanish River and things went their way on Thursday too. The Patriots had just enough and edged out the Sharks 2-1. That's two games straight that the Patriots have won by just one run.
Isabella Benton was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over 4.1 innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in eight consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases. That's the most stolen bases she has posted since back in February.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Adrianna Layne, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with four stolen bases, one double, and one RBI. Those four stolen bases gave her a new career-high.
Patriots
| 04/10/25 vs Spanish River | 2-1 |
| 04/09/25 vs Somerset Academy | 6-5 |
| 03/21/25 vs St. Thomas Aquinas | 3-2 |
| 03/10/25 vs Cardinal Newman | 12-2 |
| 03/07/25 vs West Broward | 3-2 |
| + 4 more games |
American Heritage pushed their record up to 13-2 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for Spanish River, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-6.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. American Heritage will take on Coral Glades at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. The Jaguars will roll in looking for their seventh straight victory, something the Patriots surely won't give up without a fight. As for Spanish River, they will welcome St. Thomas Aquinas at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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