The Heritage Academy Patriots will be playing at home against the Starkville Academy Volunteers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing is sure in Heritage Academy's favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home while Starkville Academy has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road.
On Friday, it was close, but Heritage Academy sidestepped Bayou Academy for a 9-7 win.
Heritage Academy got a great performance from Jack Tompkins as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over 4.1 innings pitched. Tompkins has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single earned run in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Adyn Westmoreland was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Tre Rainey, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Starkville Academy scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Rossville Christian Academy a 14-0 shutout. Starkville Academy's offense finally found a way to get into gear: the high-octane performance was a 180-degree turn from their last three games.
Tanner McKee made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). McKee was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
In other pitching news, Christian Riekhof looked comfortable as he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
Back at the plate, Starkville Academy got a massive performance out of Creed Pierce, who went 2-for-2 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Luke Long was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 2-for-2.
The victory got Heritage Academy back to even at 14-14. As for Starkville Academy, their win ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-17.
Everything went Heritage Academy's way against Starkville Academy in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 as Heritage Academy made off with a 14-4 victory. Will Heritage Academy repeat their success, or does Starkville Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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