After two games on the road, Heritage is heading back home. They will take on the Loudoun Valley Vikings at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Heritage is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Heritage ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They had just enough and edged Herndon out 7-6.
Cooper Miskelly was excellent, going 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and a double. Another player making a difference was Alec Jones, who scored three runs while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Loudoun Valley pushed their score to 12 the last time they played Woodgrove, but on Tuesday they couldn't quite do it again. Loudoun Valley fell just short of Woodgrove by a score of 2-0. The match marked that first time this year in which Loudoun Valley was not able to get on the board.
Heritage's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-2. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs per game. As for Loudoun Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 4-3.
Heritage came out on top in a nail-biter against Loudoun Valley when the teams last played back in April of 2023, sneaking past 7-5. Does Heritage have another victory up their sleeve, or will Loudoun Valley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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