The American Heritage Patriots will take on the Freedom Prep Academy Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (American Heritage has four straight wins, Freedom Prep Academy has seven straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
American Heritage's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. Everything went their way against Utah Military Academy - Hill Field as American Heritage made off with a 10-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Patriots, who have now won seven matches by nine runs or more so far this season.
Alex Eggertsen made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Eggertsen was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other pitching news, Matthew Lake looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He also tossed no walks, which is notable because American Heritage is 3-1 when he allows at most one walk, but 5-6 otherwise.
Back at the plate, Luke Stratton was excellent, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. 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 dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Owen Chenn, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
American Heritage kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now hit at least ten hits in five consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Freedom Prep Academy lost 16-1 to Draper APA on Friday. That's two games in a row now that Freedom Prep Academy has lost by exactly 15 runs.
American Heritage is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-7 record this season. As for Freedom Prep Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 0-9-1.
American Heritage took their win against Freedom Prep Academy in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 15-0. Will American Heritage repeat their success, or does Freedom Prep Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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