Heritage Hills entered their tilt with Tecumseh with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. Everything went their way against the Tecumseh Braves on Tuesday as they made off with a 9-2 victory. Heritage Hills might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won five matchups by seven runs or more this season.
Luke Krzykowski was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned run off one hit. Krzykowski has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. Krzykowski was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Micah Toler, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a triple, two RBI, and a run. Braden Pruitt was another key contributor, scoring two runs.
On Tecumseh's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Degan Ash, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Heritage Hills pushed their record up to 11-2 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Tecumseh, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-10.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Heritage Hills will take on Evansville Mater Dei at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The last three games Evansville Mater Dei has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Tecumseh, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Princeton at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Princeton is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.6 runs per game this season.
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