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 |
| 05/31/25 vs Eastern Hancock | 12 |
It's playoff time, and Heritage Christian had no trouble coming through when it counted. They never let the Eastern Hancock Royals get on the board and left with a 12-0 win on Saturday. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won 11 contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Keegan Reilly tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits over five innings pitched. What's more, he posted two strikeouts, the most he's had since May 6th.
On the hitting side, Eli Strege was a standout: he went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Luke Strege, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
Heritage Christian was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .393. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Eastern Hancock only posted a batting average of .227.
Heritage Christian is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.8 runs over those games. As for Eastern Hancock, they moved to 9-15-1 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Coming up, Heritage Christian will take on Triton Central at 12:00 p.m. on Monday. The Tigers will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something the Eagles surely won't give up without a fight. Eastern Hancock does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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