Baseball Game Preview: Heritage Academy Heroes vs. Gila Bend Gila Monsters

The Heritage Academy Heroes will challenge the Gila Bend Gila Monsters at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Heritage Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.3 runs per game this season.

On Tuesday, Heritage Academy got the win against Tri-City Christian Academy by a conclusive 16-7. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Heroes.

Carson Grover

Runs

03/27/25 @ New Way Learning Academy	4
04/08/25 @ Tri-City Christian Academy	2
04/07/25 vs Tri-City Christian Academy	2
03/20/25 @ Ajo	2
03/19/25 @ Holy Family Academy	1

The team relied heavily on Carson Grover, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and one triple. He is becoming a predictor of Heritage Academy's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 3-1 (and 0-3 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Haven Anderson, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Heritage Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .590. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.

Meanwhile, Gila Bend didn't have quite enough to beat Trinity Christian on Monday and fell 11-9.

Jesus Gomez made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Those stolen bases were his first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Easton Fernandez, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.

Heritage Academy's victory bumped their record up to 3-4. As for Gila Bend, their loss dropped their record down to 4-3.

Thursday's contest will be a test for both teams' pitchers. Heritage Academy hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .313. However, it's not like Gila Bend struggles in that department as they've averaged .380. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.