It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Heritage can now relate to. They lost 16-3 to the Leo Lions on Thursday. Heritage's defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Heritage saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Noah Redmon, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
On Leo's side, Kylar Decker spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on two hits and racked up eight Ks. Decker has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Luke MacDonald, who went 4-for-5 with a home run, three runs, and a double. Another player making a difference was Landin Hoeppner, who went 3-for-5 with three runs, a triple, and a double.
Heritage's loss dropped their record down to 20-4. As for Leo, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season.
Heritage does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Leo, they are on the road again on Saturday to play Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran at 1:00 p.m. Leo is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9 runs per game this season.
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