After two games on the road, Pittsburg is heading back home. They will take on the Heritage Patriots at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Pittsburg: 2.5, Heritage: 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Tuesday, Pittsburg came up short against Heritage and fell 5-2.
For Heritage's part, they got a great performance from Ryan Williams as he pitched 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Williams has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Heritage's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Alonzo Alvarez, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI. Aidan Rangel was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Pittsburg's defeat dropped their record down to 14-5. As for Heritage, they pushed their record up to 14-3-1 with that victory, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season.
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