Heritage has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Wakefield Wolverines at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The last three games Heritage has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Things were looking good for Heritage after they put the first points on the board on Wednesday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of Person by a score of 6-5. That's two games in a row now that Heritage has lost by just one run.
Anderson Lower was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits.
At the plate, Tyler Abbe was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Parker Cato, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Wakefield had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.7 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Wednesday. They came out on top against the Jaguars by a score of 6-3.
Blake Waltman looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
On the hitting side, Wakefield let Eliott Gross and Davis Watson loose on the outfield. Gross scored a run while going 3-for-3, while Watson went 2-for-5 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Caden French, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases.
Heritage's defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 11-9. As for Wakefield, their win bumped their record up to 14-5.
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