The American Heritage Stallions are taking a road trip to take on the West Boca Raton Bulls at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. American Heritage's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so West Boca Raton's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Wednesday, American Heritage came up short against John Carroll Catholic and fell 8-5. The Stallions have struggled against the Rams recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost meetings.
American Heritage got a good showing from Lucas Shahrabani, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, Ricky Bellantoni was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one home run and one stolen base. That home run marked the first that he launched this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Evan Fernandez, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, West Boca Raton didn't have quite enough to beat Palm Beach Central on Tuesday and fell 5-4. The Bulls have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Max McDougall put in work no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Those eight strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with one double.
McDougall wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Luciano Grasso, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one RBI.
American Heritage's record is now 5-3. As for West Boca Raton, their record now sits at 3-5.
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