The Sherando Warriors will face off against the Heritage Pride at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Sherando will be strutting in after a victory while Heritage will be coming in after a loss.
While Sherando's win against Warren County wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Warriors sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 victory over the Wildcats on Wednesday. The Warriors haven't had any issues with the Wildcats recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive win against them.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 17 runs the game before, Heritage was a bit more limited in their game on Tuesday. They took a 7-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Stone Bridge.
Heritage got a good showing from Sam Walsh, who struck out six batters over 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Walsh has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Heritage saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aaron Van Tuyle, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Sherando pushed their record up to 6-3 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.3 runs over those games. As for Heritage, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-7.
Sherando couldn't quite finish off Heritage in their previous matchup back in April of 2015 and fell 2-0. Can the Warriors avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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