There's no place like home for Heritage, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Wednesday. They walked away with a 4-1 victory over the Thomas Jefferson Spartans on Friday. That's more bragging rights for Heritage, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Jaden McKinney tossed a big game, striking out nine batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). Jonah Mayoral picked up the save, pitching an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk).
At the plate, Hunter Eells was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
On Thomas Jefferson's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aiden Benschneider, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Heritage now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Thomas Jefferson, their loss dropped their record down to 3-3.
Heritage will square off against New Trier at 9:00 a.m. on Monday. As for Thomas Jefferson, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Lincoln at 4:15 p.m. on April 2nd. Thomas Jefferson is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
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