The Harvest Prep Academy Eagle will venture away from home to square off against the Heritage Academy Heroes at 3:00 p.m. on Friday.
Harvest Prep Academy is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 11th straight game dating back to last season on Monday. They took a 6-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Imagine Prep.
Meanwhile, Heritage Academy put another one in the bag two weeks ago to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against Heritage Academy Gateway as Heritage Academy made off with a 16-4 win. Fans of Heritage Academy have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 6+ runs.
Heritage Academy got a great performance from Micah Figueroa as he struck out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off three hits. Those 11 strikeouts gave Figueroa a new career-high.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Brady Snitker, who scored four runs and stole Two bases. while going 2-for-5. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last eight games he's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Sam Johnson, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Heritage Academy pushed their record up to 3-0 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Harvest Prep Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Harvest Prep Academy suffered a grim 26-2 defeat to Heritage Academy when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can Harvest Prep Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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