On Friday, the Heritage Mountaineers came up short against the East Hamilton Hurricanes and fell 8-4.
Braden Cooper and Benjamin Bryant stepped up to the plate in a big way. Cooper got on base in all four of his plate appearances with an RBI, while Bryant scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Gavin Hughes, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Heritage didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as East Hamilton only tossed four.
On East Hamilton's side, Trey Crawford was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Heritage's defeat dropped their record down to 10-14. As for East Hamilton, their victory bumped their record up to 12-14.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Christian Academy of Knoxville the next time they take the field. East Hamilton will head out to face Christian Academy of Knoxville at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, while Heritage will play them later in the day, at 6:00 p.m.
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