
Eagles
05/17/25 vs Lawrence Central | 15 |
05/10/25 @ Eastern Hancock | 13 |
05/06/25 @ Park Tudor | 13 |
04/24/25 @ Purdue Polytechnic | 13 |
04/26/25 vs Indianapolis Scecina Memorial | 12 |
Heritage Christian had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.7 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Saturday. They put the hurt on the Greenwood Christian Academy Cougars with a sharp 12-5 win. Considering the Eagles have won ten matches by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Will Ambrose was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in eight consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with two runs and one RBI.
In other batting news, Eli Strege was incredible, going a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. That home run was his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Alex Jackson, who went 2-for-4 with one home run and two runs.
Heritage Christian was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .391. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Greenwood Christian Academy only posted a batting average of .200.
Heritage Christian's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-6. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.4 runs on average over those games. As for Greenwood Christian Academy, they now have a losing record of 13-14.
Heritage Christian and Greenwood Christian Academy are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. The Eagles will challenge Eastern Hancock at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Greenwood Christian Academy, they will square off against Indianapolis Lutheran at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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