The Heritage Mountaineers will face off against the Apostolic Christian Academy Flames at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Heritage has five straight wins, Apostolic Christian Academy has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
The home team had won the previous two meetings between Heritage and Loudon, and Heritage kept the tradition alive. The Mountaineers blew past the Redskins 8-2 on Saturday. The Mountaineers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 17 games by six runs or more this season.
Hayden Sanders
| 04/26/25 vs Loudon | 5 |
| 04/15/25 vs Loudon | 5 |
| 04/09/25 vs South-Doyle | 5 |
| 04/03/25 vs Middle Tennessee Christian | 8 |
Hayden Sanders spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Ethan Marcum was excellent, going 2-for-4 with two runs, two doubles, and one RBI. That's the most doubles he has posted since back in April of 2024. Teagan Ruehling was another key player, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one RBI.
Heritage hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their strikeout total in five consecutive contests.
Campbell County hit Apostolic Christian Academy with a seven-run third inning on Tuesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Flames lost 15-2 to the Cougars.
Apostolic Christian Academy saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Braden Sweeney, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one run and one RBI.
Heritage's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-10. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Apostolic Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-13.
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