American Heritage entered their tilt with Utah Military Academy - Hill Field on Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They were the clear victor by an 18-2 margin over the Utah Military Academy - Hill Field Thunderbirds. The Patriots might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matches by nine runs or more this season.
Sam Werner was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Werner was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-5. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played.
In other batting news, American Heritage got a big performance out of Matthew Lake, who scored four runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Colin Downs, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with four RBI.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, American Heritage didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've posted since back in September of 2023.
The win got American Heritage back to even at 7-7. As for Utah Military Academy - Hill Field, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-4 record this season.
American Heritage will have a chance to go back-to-back against Utah Military Academy - Hill Field: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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