The Heritage Mountaineers are on the road again on Friday to play the Knoxville Catholic Fighting Irish at 5:00 p.m. Knoxville Catholic took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Heritage, who comes in off a win.
Heritage scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Thursday. Everything went their way against West as Heritage made off with a 14-3 victory. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded Heritage with their most commanding win of the season.
Caden Krogulski looked comfortable as he tossed 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Heritage got a massive performance out of Ethan Marcum, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Teagan Ruehling was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with four RBI and a run.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Knoxville Catholic's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. Their rough 10-2 defeat to Loudon might stick with them for a while. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, Knoxville Catholic couldn't push the score so high this time.
Heritage's win bumped their record up to 6-9. As for Knoxville Catholic, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-9.
Everything went Heritage's way against Knoxville Catholic in their previous matchup back in May of 2019 as Heritage made off with a 9-3 victory. Will Heritage repeat their success, or does Knoxville Catholic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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