The Bellmont Braves have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Heritage Patriots at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Bellmont will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
Bellmont is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They walked away with an 8-3 win over Huntington North on Tuesday.
Jack Scheumann made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Scheumann was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Andrew James was excellent, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Gavin Krull, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Heritage had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They never let the Warriors onto the board and left with a 3-0 victory.
The result came thanks to Noah Redmon's shutout, as he gave up just two hits and racked up 11 Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Thomson Keppel was incredible, going 1-for-2 with a home run and a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Cameron Rauner, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Bellmont's win bumped their record up to 3-6-1. As for Heritage, their victory bumped their record up to 10-2.
Bellmont couldn't quite finish off Heritage in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 and fell 5-3. Will Bellmont have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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