Mountain Heritage's game on Monday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Avery County Vikings with a sharp 15-0 win. That's more bragging rights for the Cougars, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Caden Carrol made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit over five innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. He has become a key player for Mountain Heritage: the team is 4-2 when he posts at least two runs, but 2-8 otherwise.
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In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cason Jones, who went 4-for-5 with one home run, five RBI, and three runs. Mountain Heritage is 3-1 when Jones posts one or more home runs, but 3-9 otherwise. Liam McMahan was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 4-for-4.
Mountain Heritage always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .625. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Avery County only posted an OBP of .348.
Mountain Heritage is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-10 record this season. The team dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 19 runs. As for Avery County, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-11.
Mountain Heritage will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Vikings: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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