After losing to St. John Paul II Catholic the last time they met, Heritage Academy decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Heritage Academy Heroes skirted past the St. John Paul II Catholic Lions 5-3. The win made it back-to-back victories for Heritage Academy.
Heritage Academy saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Paul (PJ) Soltero, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On St. John Paul II Catholic's side, Wyatt Bacome put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Bacome has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Bacome was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Heritage Academy's victory bumped their record up to 4-8. As for St. John Paul II Catholic, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-10.
Heritage Academy will look to defend their home field on Friday against Trivium Prep at 3:45 p.m. As for St. John Paul II Catholic, they will head out on the road to face off against Arizona Lutheran Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Arizona Lutheran Academy is coming into the contest with seven straight wins at home, so St. John Paul II Catholic will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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